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Safe-injection sites to fight opioid overdose deaths get green light from Philadelphia officials
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Safe-injection sites to fight opioid overdose deaths get green light from Philadelphia officials

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia, with the highest opioid death rate of any major American city, on Tuesday announced plans to encourage the opening of sites where people can inject drugs under medical supervision.

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