via Fox5:
More than 200 people died in the District last year from opioid overdoses, which is a 160 percent increase from two years before. D.C. leaders say drastic measures are needed to stop overdoses, and some are considering a plan that may surprise you.
City lawmakers are currently looking into a plan to open up so-called “injection sites” – places where addicts can go to take their drugs with medical professionals nearby who can also help them get clean.
But some wonder if this would save lives or enable the problem.
District leaders say opioid overdoes are skyrocketing and there is no time to wait.
