| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Konsumräume
USA/New York. To Cut Drug Deaths, City Considers Sanctioned Places to Shoot Up
USA/New York. To Cut Drug Deaths, City Considers Sanctioned Places to Shoot Up
In 2016, the opioid epidemic claimed 1,374 lives in New York City. That’s roughly four drug overdose deaths each day. One death every seven hours.
It’s a harrowing statistic that continues to soar, and New York City officials are floating an idea that so far has not been tried in the United States: sanctioned locations where drug users can shoot up under the supervision of medical staff ready to revive them if they overdose.
They are called safe injection facilities, and the city has been eyeing them for more than a year, despite potential federal opposition. (09.02.2018)