/tags/supervised-injection-sites supervised injection sites en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Oct 2019 18:42:54 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-02/judge-rules-planned-supervised-injection-site-does-not-violate-federal-drug-laws The federal court decision paves the way for the nation's first supervised injection site to open in Philadelphia. The Justice Department argued that it amounted to "in-your-face illegal activity." Wed, 02 Oct 2019 18:42:54 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-02/judge-rules-planned-supervised-injection-site-does-not-violate-federal-drug-laws Bobby Allyn /news-partners/2019-07-11/leaders-from-13-states-urge-federal-court-to-allow-supervised-injection-sites The Justice Department has mounted a legal challenge to block the effort, claiming such a site violates federal drug laws and would enable opioid users. Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:13:53 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-11/leaders-from-13-states-urge-federal-court-to-allow-supervised-injection-sites Bobby Allyn /news-partners/2019-02-06/u-s-prosecutors-sue-to-stop-nations-first-supervised-injection-site-for-opioids The U.S. government is intervening to stop the creation of a medical facility in Philadelphia where people could inject heroin without risk of overdose. Canada and Europe already have such sites. Wed, 06 Feb 2019 19:29:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-02-06/u-s-prosecutors-sue-to-stop-nations-first-supervised-injection-site-for-opioids Bobby Allyn