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Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

A drug user prepares a hit of heroin inside VANDU's supervised injection room. Rafal Gerszak for NPR hide caption

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Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

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In Vancouver, drug users run their own safe injection sites. Public health officials are taking note of how they operate — peers helping each other stay alive in a judgment-free zone.

Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

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Thursday

Cities Planning Supervised Drug Injection Sites Fear Justice Department Reaction

At safe injection sites like Insite, in Vancouver, Canada, drug users can inject drugs under the watch of trained medical staff who will help in case of overdose. Elana Gordon/WHYY hide caption

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Cities Planning Supervised Drug Injection Sites Fear Justice Department Reaction

More than a dozen cities from San Francisco to New York are trying to open safe injection sites for heroin users. But worries about a crackdown from the Justice Department have local leaders on edge.

Cities Planning Supervised Drug Injection Sites Fear Justice Department Reaction

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