Safe Injection Sites Could Save Lives, Researchers Who Studied Underground U.S. Drug Haven Conclude

by Steven HsiehA mock safe consumption site in Seattle. HG
An unsanctioned safe injection site in the United States saw just one overdose and no deaths per 1,287 injections, according to a study of the site published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.
The study, approved by University of California, San Diego, involved an anonymous social services agency working in an unnamed urban area. Alex Kral, an epidemiologist and Peter Davidson, a medical sociologist, monitored the site for