supervised injection site

[soo-per-vahyzd in-jek-shuhn sahyt]

noun

1. a medically supervised facility at which people can inject illicit drugs they have brought with them, a practice intended to reduce overdoses, disease transmission, and other health problems associated with illicit drug use. SIS

Word History and Origins

Origin of supervised injection site¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

She also co-authored a controversial bill — ultimately vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom — that would have allowed supervised injection site pilot programs in several California cities.

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It became the first province to decriminalize small quantities of hard drugs for personal use in 2022, about two decades after Vancouver opened the first supervised injection site in North America.

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But others derided the plan as a detail-thin publicity stunt and criticized the governor for vetoing a bill in 2022 that would have allowed supervised injection site programs in California’s major cities.

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Newsom disappointed many of his allies last month when he vetoed Senate Bill 57, legislation to allow Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland to set up supervised injection site pilot programs.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed supervised injection site pilot programs in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, in efforts to prevent drug overdose deaths and connect people to treatment for addiction.

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