Breaking Down the Debate Around Safe Injection Sites The Opioid Matrix: A Journey Into the Rabbit Hole

With safe injection sites becoming more commonplace and government supported, we must have a discussion around the help and harm of these locations.

In this episode, Jen and Michael discuss:

Where do we draw the line on what an individual can use in these locations?
Is there an “off ramp” designed with these safe injection sites?
Reflecting on the Crack epidemic and its impact on the Black Community. Will history repeat itself due to these “safe sites?”
The real long term effects of narcotics regardless of if its users can use them safely
The Legal vs. Ethical issue of safe injection sites - do they violate the "crack house statute of The Controlled Substances Act

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