On Tuesday, the ribbons were cut on America's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC).

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The facility in Providence will allow people to use illegal drugs with medical supervision. Supporters say supervised-use prevents fatal overdoses and connects users to help.

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Rhode Island opens nation's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday for both Rhode Island’s and the United State’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center. The center on Willard Avenue in Providence will allow addicts to use drugs in a safe space, providing injection sites and smoking rooms. “The idea is that people are coming here and they are doing what they would be doing behind a dumpster, in an abandoned building, places where there is no…

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Ribbon cutting held for country's first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center in Providence

He is in Bogotá and is also the only one of his style in South America. His goal is to save lives and prevent contagion.

Está en Bogotá y también es la única de su estilo que hay en Suramérica. Su objetivo es salvar vidas y evitar contagios.

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A nonprofit’s supervised-use site, only the second such in the U.S., faces an uncertain future under the Trump administration.

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Rhode Island set to open first supervised consumption site for illicit drugs outside NYC

On Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The facility—located in Providence, Rhode Island—stems from a 2021 bill creating a pilot program for overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the state. Operated by the nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW in partnership with addiction care provider VICTA, the new facility is expected to begin offering supervised drug…

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The US’s First State-Sanctioned Safe Drug Consumption Site Prepares To Open In Rhode Island

Providence is now home to the country’s first state-sanctioned facility for people to use illegal drugs under medical supervision. The nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW on Tuesday held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate a years-long effort to bring an overdose prevention center to the Ocean State.   Advocates hope that the new facility will lead to fewer overdose-related deaths […] The post Rhode Island opens first state-sanctioned overdose prevention ce…

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An East Coast charity, the Rhode Island based nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW, is preparing to open the doors of an officially sanctioned location promoting safer substance use. This will mark the nonprofit as the second of its kind in the United States, and also the first outside of the boundaries of New York City. An inauguration ceremony for the new Providence facility is scheduled for December 10, contingent on the final approval of necessary …

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On Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The facility-located in Providence, Rhode Island-stems from a 2021 bill creating a pilot program for overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the state. Operated by the nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW in partnership with addiction care provider VICTA, the new facility is expected to begin offering supervised drug…

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On Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The facility—located in Providence, Rhode Island—stems from a 2021 bill creating a pilot program for overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the state. Operated by the nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW in partnership with addiction care provider The post The US’s First State-Sanctioned Safe Drug Consumption Site P…

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