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Denver wants to fight fentanyl overdoses with a supervised drug use site, but the project is still stalled 4 years in

Gov. Jared Polis opposes safe drug use sites and definitive research on their impact is lacking

Rica Rodriguez, right, holds the sign ...
Rica Rodriguez, right, holds a sign during an Overdose Awareness Day event at the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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In November 2018, the city council put Denver in a position to be on the leading edge of an alternative approach to addressing illicit drug use. Four years later, the city's proposed safe use site is no closer to reality.

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