{"id":2376615,"date":"2024-12-05T10:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-mayor-wants-supervised-drug-injection-site-in-city-to-limit-overdoses-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:41:03","slug":"baltimore-mayor-wants-supervised-drug-injection-site-in-city-to-limit-overdoses-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-mayor-wants-supervised-drug-injection-site-in-city-to-limit-overdoses-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore mayor wants supervised drug injection site in city to limit overdoses &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimore-mayor-wants-supervised-drug-injection-site-in-city-to-limit-overdoses-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2376615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>baltimore Mayor brandon Scott is advocating for the\u200c establishment of a supervised\u2064 drug injection site \u2062in\u200d the city as\u2063 a strategy to combat the rising number of overdoses. During his second term, he expressed this intention\u2062 after \u2062witnessing the \u200beffectiveness of \u200bsimilar sites in other cities, such as New York.The initiative aims to provide a safer environment for intravenous\u200c drug users and reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-officials-lift-health-emergency-declaration-but-continue-to-force-school-masking\/\" title=\"Boston Officials Lift Health Emergency Declaration but Continue to Force School Masking\">public health crisis related<\/a> to substance abuse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Baltimore mayor wants supervised drug injection site in city to limit overdoses<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1903538\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Baltimore Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/2942849\/baltimore-mayor-slams-people-saying-dei-caused-bridge-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brandon Scott<\/a> announced his intentions to bring a supervised drug injection site to his city during his second term as a way to limit overdoses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Scott told local media affiliates of his desire to bring such a site to Charm City after visiting a location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimores-mayor-wants-a-supervised-drug-injection-site-in-his-city-to-limit-overdoses-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Baltimore\u2019s mayor wants a supervised drug injection site in his city to limit overdoses - Washington Examiner\">provided addicted drug users<\/a> a controlled and monitored area to use illegal drugs. Scott supported the program&rsquo;s ideals and touted that it was an effective model of what he hoped would eventually be built in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Baltimore\">Baltimore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/article\/baltimore-could-get-supervised-drug-use-facility-prevent-overdose\/63084785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is something that we want to bring to Baltimore,&rdquo; Scott told WBAL-TV.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A majority of Maryland&rsquo;s drug overdoses happen in the geographical area that includes Baltimore, according to government <a href=\"https:\/\/stopoverdose.maryland.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/OOCC-Grants-Reference-Demographic-Information-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a>. In 2020, nearly 60% of all overdose deaths in the state occurred in &ldquo;Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and neighboring Anne Arundel County.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore&rsquo;s overdose rates were at crisis levels, and the city experienced more of its citizens dying from drug overdoses than <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/why-baltimore-is-seeing-more-drug-overdose-deaths-than-any-other-american-city\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">any other city in the country<\/a> in recent years. In 2022, drug overdoses decreased in the state. However, Baltimore still accounted for &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dashboards.mysidewalk.com\/baltimorecityoverdose\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over 38%<\/a> of statewide overdose deaths.&rdquo; The city only makes up about 9% of Maryland&rsquo;s population.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scott believes a philosophical shift is needed to combat the city&rsquo;s overdose problem. He suggested that the first part of solving the crisis is survival and ensuring they are safe and alive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In order for us to get people the treatment that they need &mdash; and when they&rsquo;re ready for it &mdash; and to get them into the places and spaces they need, the first thing they have to do is be alive,&rdquo; Scott said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the OnPoint NYC facility Scott visited, <em>U.S. News and World Report <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2023-02-02\/safe-injection-sites-gain-a-foothold-in-u-s\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> that more than &ldquo;2,300 people have utilized the overdose prevention center&rsquo;s services approximately 55,000 times.&rdquo; Additionally, at the facility, there have been &ldquo;more than 700 overdose interventions and zero deaths.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public health-based approaches<\/a> that have worked in countries all over the world and are now working in places like New York should be brought here,&rdquo; Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/article\/baltimore-could-get-supervised-drug-use-facility-prevent-overdose\/63084785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1903538\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1903538\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott plans to establish a supervised drug injection site to reduce overdoses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2376616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/baltimore-mayor-1024x584.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15961,36747,24683,46163,46176],"class_list":["post-2376615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-baltimore","tag-drug-policy","tag-harm-reduction","tag-overdose-prevention","tag-supervised-injection-site"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/baltimore-mayor-1024x584.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376615"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376619,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376615\/revisions\/2376619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}