SGR Ep171 - Drug Injection Sites Approved in San Francisco

The San Francisco Health Commission voted unanimously to support the opening of safe "Drug Injection Sites". According to the commission and the projects supporters, this will offer intravenous drug users a clean and safe place to inject drugs. What are your thoughts?

In this episode:

What is a Safe Injection Site?

Drug use statistics

Crime statistics

Do safe injection sites work?

Are they really safe?

Who funds them?

 What are the pros vs. cons?

Where are all the drugs coming from?

And More.

Sources from SF Chronicle, KTVU, & 

Amethyst Recovery Center 

SF safe injection sites expected to be first in nation, open around July 1

http://www.ktvu.com/news/safe-drug-injection-sites-in-san-francisco-expected-to-open-in-july-be-first-in-nation-reports

https://www.amethystrecovery.org/pros-cons-safe-injection-sites/ 

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