Boston nonprofit seeks to open ‘safe space’ for drug users to ride out high
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program hopes to open a “safe space” for intravenous drug users, one they say can help prevent overdoses.
The room would feature reclining chairs, medical professionals on hand to check vitals and life-saving equipment if a drug user overdoses.
“[It would be] a place where people would come if they’re high and they need a safe place to be that’s not a street corner or not a bathroom by themselves, where they’re at high risk of dying if they do overdose,” Dr. Jessie Gaeta, the BHCHP chief medical officer, told WBUR.
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program hopes to open a “safe space” for intravenous drug users, one they say can help prevent overdoses.
The room would feature reclining chairs, medical professionals on hand to check vitals and life-saving equipment if a drug user overdoses.
“[It would be] a place where people would come if they’re high and they need a safe place to be that’s not a street corner or not a bathroom by themselves, where they’re at high risk of dying if they do overdose,” Dr. Jessie Gaeta, the BHCHP chief medical officer, told WBUR.
