In Philadelphia, Judges Rule Against Opening A Medical Site To Safely Inject Heroin

Newly-elected state senator Nikil Saval spoke in support of opening a supervised injection site for opioid users in Philadelphia, during a rally outside the federal courthouse on Nov. 16, 2020.

A federal appeals court ruled the effort by nonprofit Safehouse to open a “supervised injection site” to prevent overdose deaths is laudable but illegal under the so-called federal “crack house” law.

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