A federal judge this week dealt a major and likely decisive blow to Safehouse, a Philadelphia nonprofit seeking to open a facility for supervised drug consumption. In a ruling on Wednesday, U.S.

The Philadelphia City Council voted to override the mayor's veto of a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites across most of the city. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, on Wednesday ...

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

Supervised consumption sites (SCSs), which offer drug users a place to get high under the observation of staff, have become a popular proposed solution to the North American overdose epidemic. But a ...

With the looming closure of Ottawa’s two remaining supervised consumption sites, some people who use drugs and want help ...

Governor Maura Healey’s DPH now supports the idea of creating sites where people can take illegal drugs under medical supervision. While no panacea, they’re worth trying as a way to reduce overdose ...

BOGOTA – The left arm of Christian Camilo Amaya is tattooed with a skull pierced by a syringe, which he says represents the use of cocaine and heroin. He frequently shot up on streets of Bogota, but ...

WBAL-TV 11 NEWS AT FIVE CONTINUES. THEY HAVE SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE OVERDOSING HERE. I’VE SEEN IT’S AN IT’S AN AMAZING PLACE TO BE. SOME CALL IT A RADICAL APPROACH REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO USE ...

Weeks away from its closure, London's Carepoint Consumption and Treatment Service is outlining what will come next for ...