Let Opioid Users Inject in Hospitals – The New York Times

Read article - An opinion piece by Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where he argues that safe drug-use rooms, which are typically designed to help keep addicts out of the hospital, could work for addicts within hospitals. "A safe place to inject for addicted patients in the hospital could reduce conflict with staff, protect patients and providers from dirty needles and other drug hazards, and enable patients to receive respectful, high-quality care when back in their hospital beds," says Lahey. "Safe drug-use rooms could also offer treatment for addiction, a step often neglected in hospitals."