Safe Injection Sites

Supervised Injection Site Law

Supervised injection sites barred in most Philly neighborhoods after City Council overrides Jim Kenney's veto

Mayor Kenney to veto bill that prohibits supervised injection sites in most parts of Philly

Supervised Injection Site Veto

City Council moves to prohibit supervised injection sites in most of Philadelphia

Overdose Prevention Sites City Council

John Oliver cites Philly's former plan for supervised injection site; advocates for harm-reduction approach to opioid addiction

John Oliver Harm Reduction

Philly plan for opioid overdose prevention site shot down in federal court reversal

Safehouse Philly Opioids Court

Safehouse's plan to open overdose prevention site in South Philly sparks contentious reaction

Safehouse OPS Site

Philly outlines safety plan for Safehouse overdose prevention site

OPS Philly Safehouse

Proposed Philly supervised injection site doesn't violate federal laws, judge rules

Opioids pills needles

‘Crackhouse’ or ‘safehouse’? U.S. officials try to block Philly’s supervised injection site

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City takes a breather on safe-injection sites to address public safety concerns

Carroll - Kensington

GOP mayoral candidate Billy Ciancaglini says people calling him 'a Nazi' are 'ridiculous' and wrong

Billy Ciancaglini

Federal prosecutors sue to halt opening of Philly's first safe injection site

Stock_Carroll - Heroin packed for street sale

Surgeon General: Alternative opioid addiction strategies more viable than safe injection sites

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Rod Rosenstein pledges swift federal response if safe injection site opens in Philly

Opioids pills needles

Safe Injection Sites

State rep: proposed safe injection sites in Philly are 'dangerous'

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Safe injection sites: the right thing to do now was right thing to do in '80s

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