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Plan for Supervised Injection Site in Philly Rejected by Federal Appeals Court
A divided appeals court on Tuesday rejected a plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths.
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Opioid Injection Site Needed ‘Now More Than Ever': Legal Battle Rages on Amid Crises
A supervised injection site for opioid users in Philadelphia, which has already received approval from a federal judge, is now in the middle of a national tug-of-war as an appellate court weighs its future.
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Debate Over Supervised Injection Sites Comes to City Hall
The debate over supervised injection sites continued during Mayor Kenney’s budget plan speech at city hall on Thursday. Groups on both sides of the issue let their voices be heard. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has the details.
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‘We're Still Going to Move Forward': Supporters of Injection Site Undaunted
Members of the nonprofit, Safehouse, told NBC10 reporter Stephanía Jiménez that plans to open a supervised injection site for drug users in Philadelphia say they are looking for a new location.
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Kenney Warns of Deaths as Safe Injection Site Plan Gets Scrapped
In his first public remarks since plans to open a supervised injection site in South Philadelphia were scrapped, Mayor Jim Kenney warned that people could die as a result.
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Philly's Mayor Is Not Happy About Supervised-Injection Site Rejection
Mayor Jim Kenney says he is disappointed that an overdose prevention site in South Philadelphia was denied by residents. NBC10’s Stephania Jimenez reports on the harsh words Kenney had for critics of the supervised-injection site.
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Supervised Injection Site Won't Be in South Philadelphia
The nation’s first supervised injection site for drug users will not be in South Philadelphia after all, NBC10 reporter Drew Smith found. What happened in a day that changed history?
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Supervised Injection Site No Longer Opening at South Philly Plaza
Constitution Health Plaza, expected to be the first location in the United States for a supervised injection site, said they have canceled plans to allow for the Safehouse facility.
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U.S. Attorney Warns of ‘Street Fight' in Supervised Injection Site Battle
The U.S. Attorney for the district covering Philadelphia is warning about the potential for a “literal street fight” as he seeks to halt the opening of a supervised injection site in the city.
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What Is a Supervised Injection Site?
Philadelphia is the first place in the country to open a supervised injection site. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher tells us all we need to know about the facility in South Philly that will allow drug users to inject opioids.
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Nation's First Supervised Opioid Injection Site Set to Open in South Philly
Opening as early as next week, Philadelphia will be getting its first supervised injection site. This site will provide a place for drug users to inject opioids under medical supervision. NBC10’s Denise Nakano speaks with people in the surrounding community about their opinions on the site.
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South Philly Residents Express Anger Over 1st Supervised Injection Site in U.S.
People living in South Philadelphia had no clue that the first supervised injection site would be right in their neighborhood. There will be no handle or selling of the drugs, the users have to bring their own. But they will give clean needles, supervision, and social workers who will be actively offering treatment.
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‘We Are Compelled to Act': Injection Site Leaders Announce S. Philly Plans
Operators of the nonprofit planning to open a heroin injection site in South Philadelphia next week are speaking Wednesday morning about their plans for the facility.
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Reaction to South Philly Supervised Injection Site
South Philadelphia residents are opposed of a supervised injection site that has been placed in the neighborhood. NBC10 reporter Randy Gyllenhaal reports.
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Nation's First Supervised Injection Site Coming to South Philly
A federal judge paved the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site to come to South Philadelphia. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville gets reaction from the neighborhood.
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Philly Safe Injection Site Would Not Violate Law, Judge Says
The path has been cleared for Safehouse to open the nation’s first supervised-injection site in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. On Wednesday, a federal judge declared the site is legal.
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Lessons Learned From Toronto's Safe Injection Sites
A safe injection site is the controversial idea being proposed to fight the opioid crisis in Philadelphia. As the debate in our area continues, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk takes a look at the impact of existing sites in Toronto.
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Safe Injection Sites Save Lives in Toronto, Canada. Will They Come to Philadelphia Next?
Philadelphia political leaders are jostling over a proposal to put a safe injection site in Kensington. NBC10 took a trip to Canada’s largest city, Toronto, to see the effects of several injection sites that have been in operation more than a decade.