Providence Rhode Island City Council Approves Site For An Opioid Overdose Prevention Center As A Safe Injection Site

On February 1, 2024, the Providence, Rhode Island City Council approved a site for an opioid overdose prevention center as a safe injection site through a resolution authorizing Project Weber/RENEW as operator with clinical partner VICTA. Located inside the CODAC Behavioral Healthcare building, the "harm reduction center" site will become one of only three places in the U.S. where people who use drugs can come and inject narcotics under medical supervision. The safe injection facility will consist of four or five glass booths for people who choose to use there. People will also have the ability to test . . .