STAT

Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic

Experts view a shift from injecting fentanyl to smoking it as a promising development that could cut overdose deaths and reduce needle-related harms.

Study finds addiction consults led to opioid treatment for eye infection patients

People who use injection drugs are at a higher risk for eye infections, particularly endogenous endophthalmitis—a medical emergency caused by bacteria or fungi entering the bloodstream to reach the ...
abc7NY

Supervised injection sites have reversed 9 overdoses since opening in NYC: Mayor de Blasio

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 ...
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Trump targets New York drug ‘injection sites’ where addicts consume with the city’s blessing

Two city-approved “safe” drug injection sites could be forced to close under a new executive order issued by President Trump, which rips the facilities, where addicts can use illegal drugs like meth, ...
CNN

Scotland faces up to its drug crisis by offering the UK’s first supervised injection facility

In a quiet corner of Glasgow’s East End, a radical public health experiment is underway. For the first time in the United Kingdom, people who inject illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine can do so ...