Four years after R.I. lawmakers OK safe injection site program, they’re still debating its merits • Rhode Island Current

Four years after R.I. lawmakers OK safe injection site program, they’re still debating its merits • Rhode Island Current

Rhode Island's first harm reduction center, offering space for people to safely use illegal drugs in a medically supervised setting, opened in south Providence in January. (Courtesy of Mandy Roman with Project Weber/RENEW)Rep. Jay Edwards expected opposition when he first pitched the idea of setting up medically supervised sites in Rhode Island where people could safely use illegal drugs.  But in the four years since Edwards’ bill was signed int…