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USA/NY. Overdose Prevention Centers Averted 59 Overdoses in First Three Weeks of Operation

USA/NY. Overdose Prevention Centers Averted 59 Overdoses in First Three Weeks of Operation

The Health Department today announced that, in the first three weeks of operation, staff at the two Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) in New York City, operated by OnPoint NYC, averted at least 59 overdoses to prevent injury and death. In the first three weeks of operation, the centers have been used more than 2,000 times. (NYC Health, 21.12.2021)

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2021/overdose-prevention-centers-prevent-59-deaths.page