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Public Health Committee raises concept for overdose prevention center pilot after divided roll call
Summary
The Connecticut General Assembly Public Health Committee voted to raise the concept of an overdose prevention center pilot program after a divided roll call; the vote clears the way for a public hearing but is not passage of a final bill.
The Connecticut General Assembly Public Health Committee on Jan. 22 voted to raise the concept of an overdose prevention center pilot program after a divided roll call, advancing the idea to the next stage of the legislative process but not approving a bill.
Committee members debated the proposal’s merits and risks before the roll call. Senator Summers said she would vote against the concept, citing conversations with law enforcement and her review of outcome data: “When I looked at the data that I could collect, the outcomes have not improved by…
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