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US appeals court: Supervised injection site defies drug law
3 years, 11 months ago

US appeals court: Supervised injection site defies drug law

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A divided appeals court on Tuesday rejected a plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths, concluding the operation would violate a 1980s-era drug law aimed at “crackhouses.” The 2-1 decision proved the latest setback for city officials, an ex-governor and public health advocates who support the Safehouse plan as more …

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US supervised injection site put on hold amid opposition
4 years, 10 months ago

US supervised injection site put on hold amid opposition

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Plans to open what could be the nation’s first medically supervised injection site in Philadelphia were put on hold Thursday night amid strenuous opposition from a federal prosecutor and residents of the neighborhood where it would have been located. But this week’s announcement that Safehouse planned to open its first site next week and offer services four hours …

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Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open
4 years, 10 months ago

Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia nonprofit group detailed plans Wednesday to open next week what would be the nation’s first medically supervised injection site to combat overdose deaths, despite outrage from neighbors and opposition from the local federal prosecutor. The announcement came after a federal judge who oversaw months of litigation ruled Tuesday that the Safehouse plan wouldn’t violate federal drug …

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Nonprofit says it will open injection site in Philadelphia
4 years, 10 months ago

Nonprofit says it will open injection site in Philadelphia

Associated Press  

A Philadelphia nonprofit group said it will open the nation’s first supervised injection site next week to combat overdose deaths after a federal judge rejected Justice Department efforts to block the plan. U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh, in a final ruling Tuesday, said the Safehouse proposal doesn’t violate federal drug laws because the intent is to save lives, not encourage …

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