Article
Guest Editorial: Safe Consumption Sites Will Save Lives, Money, and Improve Public Health
The Stranger
Publication Date
9-21-2017
Document Type
Editorial
Abstract
People are panicked, and for good reason: Drug-use deaths killed 332 residents of King County last year. Safe consumption sites—legal establishments where drug users are permitted to consume drugs under medical supervision—are proven to reduce harm from drug use, including overdose deaths. But, if voters approve Initiative 27, the ballot measure circulated by the group Safe King County, these sites will be banned in King County.
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Citation Information
Ingrid Walker. "Guest Editorial: Safe Consumption Sites Will Save Lives, Money, and Improve Public Health" The Stranger (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ingrid_walker/13/