supervised injection sites

Some people in the Southern Tier say supervised drug-injection sites can save lives. Others say it enables drug use.

“Especially with that surge of the overdose numbers, it’s not going away, so why not just try it?"

Binghamton-area state senator Fred Akshar introduced a bill that bans supervised injection sites like the one under consideration in Ithaca. Now, his proposal has a twin in New York's lower house.