Philadelphia To Open Safe Injection Sites In Effort To Combat City's Heroin Epidemic

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 24: A man uses heroin under a bridge where he lives with other addicts in the Kensington section which has become a hub for heroin use on January 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 900 people died in 2016 in Philadelphia from opioid overdoses, a 30 percent increase from 2015. As the epidemic shows no signs of weakening, the number of fatalities this year is expected to surpass last year's numbers. Heroin use has doubled across the country since 2010, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Officials from Philadelphia recently announced that they will welcome private organizations to set up medically supervised drug injection sites as a way to combat the opioid epidemic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 24: A man uses heroin under a bridge where he lives with other addicts in the Kensington section which has become a hub for heroin use on January 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 900 people died in 2016 in Philadelphia from opioid overdoses, a 30 percent increase from 2015. As the epidemic shows no signs of weakening, the number of fatalities this year is expected to surpass last year's numbers. Heroin use has doubled across the country since 2010, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Officials from Philadelphia recently announced that they will welcome private organizations to set up medically supervised drug injection sites as a way to combat the opioid epidemic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Philadelphia To Open Safe Injection Sites In Effort To Combat City's Heroin Epidemic
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