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Senate panel backs overdose prevention centers bill, AG warns of federal legal risks
Summary
The Senate committee advanced SB 9-57 to allow overdose prevention centers with attorney general-recommended amendments after Department of Health testimony and broad support from public health groups, amid AG warnings about 21 U.S.C. §856.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted to advance Senate Bill 9-57, which would authorize overdose prevention centers (OPCs) that provide supervised consumption and harm-reduction services for people who use illicit drugs.
Tim McCormick of the Department of Health told the committee overdose prevention centers are an "evidence-based intervention" that can prevent overdose deaths, reduce public drug use and connect people to treatment. "These facilities aim to prevent deaths,…
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