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Philadelphia supervised injection site plan gets backing from attorneys general in 7 states

The top law enforcement officials in seven states and the District of Columbia wrote this week are saying that states should be allowed to open supervised-injection sites to help stop overdose deaths, and that the federal government should not interfere with such public health programs.

This is a safe-injection site in Vancouver, B.C., believed to be the first such sanctioned facility in North America, in an October 2016 file image.
This is a safe-injection site in Vancouver, B.C., believed to be the first such sanctioned facility in North America, in an October 2016 file image.Read moreLindsey Wasson / MCT