In parts of the country hit hard by addiction, some public health officials are considering running sites where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs under medical supervision. Advocates say ...

MONTPELIER — The rising toll of opioid addiction has policymakers looking for new ways to save lives, and Vermont lawmakers are giving serious consideration to a bill that would open the door to ...

Has the time finally arrived to challenge prevailing federal law in an effort to save addicts’ lives? Among the priorities of a major Massachusetts physicians group this legislative session includes ...

A Philadelphia nonprofit told a Third Circuit panel that its faith-based mission to minimize overdose death and injury should allow it to legally open a supervised injection site. (CN) — A ...

San Francisco lawmakers unveiled plans on Tuesday to "fast track" the opening of supervised injection centers, where individuals can openly use illegal drugs under the care of trained professionals.

The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation on Dec. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) PHILADELPHIA (CN ...

Many California communities could open centers inviting addicts to shoot up hard drugs under a bill that has cleared the state Assembly and now awaits a vote on the Senate floor. The goal is to reduce ...

ITHACA, New York -- The mayor of Ithaca wants his city in upstate New York to host the nation's first supervised injection facility, enabling heroin users to shoot illegal drugs into their bodies ...

Federal parties have pitched different approaches to dealing with the toxic drug crisis in B.C. — particularly when it comes to overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites. While the ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- It's been less than a week since New York City opened its first supervised injection sites, and the mayor says many lives have already been saved. Mayor Bill de Blasio says ...