San Francisco is on track to open its first two safe injection sites this July, a milestone that will likely make the city the first in the country to embrace the controversial model of allowing drug users to shoot up under supervision. Other cities - including Seattle, Baltimore and Philadelphia - are talking about opening their own safe injection facilities, but San Francisco could get there first. Facilities already exist in Canada, Australia and Europe. Barbara Garcia, director of San Francisco's Department of Public Health, said Monday that she's tending to the details, including where the facilities will be located.
Harm Reduction Coalition's West Coast office has been supporting the #yestoSCS movement in CA & applaud the city's bold leadership supporting evidence-based harm reduction interventions that will save lives. #SCS #SIFs #opioidcrisis
