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De Blasio Opens 2 Drug Injection Centers in New York City

De Blasio Opens 2 Drug Injection Centers in New York City
A drug user takes a needle before injecting himself with heroin in New London, Conn., on March 23, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
12/1/2021|Updated: 12/1/2021

New York City opened two supervised injection sites in Manhattan on Tuesday to provide illicit drug users and addicts with a so-called safe and controlled environment for substance abuse, making these the first government-sanctioned spaces for such a purpose in the United States.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has been pushing for opening such centers since 2018, and has succeeded with the twin injection sites in East Harlem and Washington Heights just weeks before his term comes to an end.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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