Bill to create ‘safe injection sites’ won’t happen this year
LA TimesLegislation that would allow San Francisco drug users to inject themselves at supervised facilities without legal consequences will not move forward this year, the bill’s authors announced Tuesday. Assembly Bill 362, by Assemblywoman Susan Eggman and Sen. Scott Wiener, would have created a six-year safe injection site pilot program in San Francisco amid a national push for innovative methods to counter an overdose epidemic. So-called safe injection sites, which are operated in Canada, Switzerland and eight other countries, allow drug users to inject themselves under supervision while offering treatment and connecting users with social services such as housing. Jerry Brown’s desk, but the former governor rejected it over his concerns that local officials and healthcare professionals could face federal criminal charges by opening safe injection facilities.
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