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OnPoint NYC is a New York City nonprofit that operates two privately run safe injection sites in East Harlem and Washington Heights. [2] At the sites, drug users use illegal drugs under supervision. [3] Placed at the sites of existing syringe service programs, [4] these were America's first safe injection facilities when they opened in November ...
The first government-authorized supervised injection sites in the US (operated by OnPoint NYC) began operating in New York City in November 2021. [51] A peer-reviewed study of the first two months of the OPC's operation has been published in JAMA. [52] Public criticism of the New York City OPC's has so far been limited.
Drug-related 311 complaints to the East Harlem safe injection site’s address have soared to 272 in 2024, up 377% from just 57 in 2020, the year before the facility opened, according to an NYPD ...
From 1933 to 1943, malaria was spread between users in the New York City area by this method. Afterwards, the use of quinine as a cutting agent in drug mixes became more common. [4] Harm reduction efforts including safe disposal of needles, supervised injection sites, and public education may help bring awareness on safer needle sharing practices.
A sign on a wall reads "This site save lives" in Spanish and English at an overdose prevention center at OnPoint NYC in New York on Feb. 18, 2022.
The Providence site is the first sanctioned by the state and joins two other safe injection sites currently open in New York. Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee signed the measure into law in 2021 ...
Ten months after RI became the first state to OK safe consumption sites for illicit drugs, outreach to wary communities is proceeding slowly.
Supervised injection sites are legally sanctioned, medically supervised facilities designed to provide a safe, hygienic, and stress-free environment for people who use substances. The facilities provide sterile injection equipment, information about substances and basic health care, treatment referrals, and access to medical staff.