Sanders, Warren back major shift to fight drug overdoses

[Uncle Joe]

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Both Democratic presidential candidates endorsed supervised injection sites this week, a stance that conflicts with the federal government's objection to allowing so-called "safe" locations that let drug users inject heroin and other drugs.

The Trump administration is currently suing to block what would be the first supervised injection site in the U.S. in Philadelphia, and threatening to block similar efforts in other major cities like Seattle and New York.

But advocates say these sites, which are staffed with medical personnel and have been successful in other countries, would curb overdose deaths in the U.S.

“For a presidential candidate to come out and publicly support it, particularly when the administration has a very public stance against it is significant,” said Lindsay LaSelle, director of public health law and policy with the Drug Policy Alliance.

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/458625-sanders-warren-back-major-shift-to-fight-drug-overdoses