Should CT have overdose prevention centers? Bill would open 4

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Should CT have overdose prevention centers? Bill would open 4

The Public Health Committee heard testimony on Friday on a bill that would create a pilot program for overdose prevention centers in the state, where people would be able to use drugs in a monitored setting with safeguards for health, like access to sterile needles, fentanyl test strips and the overdose reversal drug, naloxone. S.B. 1285 would create overdose prevention centers in four municipalities across Connecticut beginning in July 2026. In…