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by ncocacola 3384 days ago
This has already been implemented in some European countries, I know they opened what's called a "salle de shoot" ("supervised injection site" in English) last year in Paris.

I don't think there's any data out yet, but the idea was to prevent overdoses, but also provide clean syringes to avoid HIV transmission.

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There's a decent amount of research based out of the site in Vancouver.

https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?q=insite+vancouver