California Bill That Would Allow Drug Injection Sites Raises Controversy

Injection materials are pictured in the first drug supervised injection site in Paris on October 11, 2016. Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In a virtual international press conference on June 2, drug experts voiced their concerns about what will happen if a California bill to allow drug injection sites is passed.

Sen. Scott Wiener introduced California Senate Bill 57, also known as the Controlled Substances: Overdose Prevention Program, in December 2020.