Staff at the centers have intervened in more than 600 overdoses.
A year after opening, New York City's overdose prevention centers have saved hundreds of lives without attracting the problems some critics feared. Dan Krauth has the story.
When city leaders announced last November they were opening the centers in Washington Heights and East Harlem, they knew the centers would help save lives. They didn't anticipate just how many lives would be saved. The centers do not provide drugs, people bring their own drugs with them. They do however provide clean supplies and testing supplies to see if drugs have fentanyl inside. Fentanyl is being laced in many street drugs and a small dose can be lethal.
"I tell you since I've come here, I haven't overdosed in the last six months," said Mark. "I wish I understood what the attraction is and why I can't stop."
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