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Rhode Island legalizes safe drug injection sites

Rhode Island was the first state to legalize injection sites where people can bring illegal drugs and use them while being monitored for overdose. Local communities still need to be convinced to host one.

Lynn Arditi of “The Public’s Radio” tells us why.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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