Proposed 72-Hour Detention Has No Basis in Medical Science, Dehumanizes People, and Will Likely Lead to More Overdose Deaths; Policy Responses to Drug Use Must Prioritize Health and Safety of People Who Use Drugs
ALBANY, New York —(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016. Medical professionals and advocates are expressing concerns about a provision of the heroin bill package being advanced by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature, which would allow healthcare facilities to detain people who use…
