America’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) held its ribbon cutting on Tuesday in Providence, Rhode Island, soon offering a medically supervised space for users of illegal drugs.
The facility is the first in the U.S. to be authorized and allocated funds under state law, following a 2021 Rhode Island law permitting the establishment of OPCs.
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