In a Colorado mountain town, Christine Collins injected herself with black tar heroin while hanging out with friends in her cozy basement a few days after her 30th birthday. Sitting beneath a Happy Birthday sign with hearts scrawled in colorful sharpies, she overdosed.
Christine Collins
The snowballing death toll has pushed lawmakers in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada to consider joining New York and Rhode Island in allowing what are often called “safe injection sites.” Also called “overdose prevention centers,” these are places where people can use drugs under the supervision of trained staff who could reverse an overdose if necessary.
But proponents argue it’s an imperative first step to tackling drug use, with many repeating a one-argument refrain. Being open to evaluating the sites marks a shift from the Justice Department’s posture under former President Donald Trump, when the department fought against such a proposal in Pennsylvania, arguing that such facilities violate a 1980s-era law which bans operating a place for taking illegal drugs.
Even while a long list of healthcare organizations have signed on in support of Colorado’s bill - including the Colorado Nurses Association, Colorado Psychiatric Society and Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council - the legislation faces an uphill battle.
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