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Trump surgeon general criticizes supervised injection sites as opioid crisis response

By Kimberly Leonard
Published January 15, 2020 6:53pm ET
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Trump surgeon general criticizes supervised injection sites as opioid crisis response
United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams, right, addresses an audience as Arlington, Mass., Police Chief Frederick Ryan, left, looks on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, during a national summit focused on police efforts to address the opioid epidemic at Harvard Medical School in Boston. AP Photo/Steven Senne | (Steven Senne/AP)

The Trump administration is maintaining opposition to facilities that allow people to inject illegal drugs with the oversight of medical providers.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Wednesday that there are compelling legal and scientific reasons to disapprove of such facilities, known as supervised injection sites.

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