LOS ANGELES — A bill allowing drug users to safely inject themselves at supervised facilities in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland passed the state Senate Monday and is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat who authored SB 57, said on Twitter that the safe injection sites "are a proven strategy to save lives (and) get folks into treatment. It's time."
The bill would allow the three cities to operate overdose prevention programs until 2028 and provide a hygienic site where people can inject preobtained drugs. The sites would include sterilized supplies, trained staff and referrals to substance use disorder treatment programs. Staff would also be trained and authorized to administer an opioid antagonist.
