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Dear future mayor: In the fight against opioids, be bold

We can understand why the prospect of an overdose prevention site, also known as a supervised or safe injection site, gives some elected officials pause. But hear us out.

In Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, Stephanie Klipp, a wound care nurse, works to bandage a serious xylazine wound in danger of reaching this man's bone.
In Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, Stephanie Klipp, a wound care nurse, works to bandage a serious xylazine wound in danger of reaching this man's bone.Read moreCourtenay Harris Bond / MCT