News Overdose prevention sites share six-month life-saving stats

[thegreenhand]

Overdose prevention sites share six-month life-saving stats​

Jessi Mitchell
CBS New York
2 Jun 2022

Excerpts:

NEW YORK - Six months have passed since the opening of the nation's first authorized sites where drug users can inject their products under nurse supervision. The OnPoint NYC organization runs the two locations in Upper Manhattan, and celebrated the milestone with a wellness event at Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park.

The event healed guests with music and sage burning, while providing information on other valuable resources OnPoint NYC provides.

"I see a reduction of people out here I used to see just six months ago," said OnPoint NYC executive director Sam Rivera. "It's working."

OnPoint NYC's team has reversed 314 overdoses so far, far ahead of the expected 130 annual overdose reversals by year four.

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[thegreenhand]

This does make me wonder if the overdose numbers are high simply because the drug supply is getting worse ?? Or if the site is actually getting significantly more use than expected

But regardless, I’m glad these people were able to helped