Not a solution to the crisis, but supervised injection sites save lives (over 300 in the last year at the NY site), lead many to seek treatment, bring use indoors and combat the spread of diseases .

https://www.inquirer.com/health/opioid-addiction/addiction-supervised-injection-site-philadelphia-opioid-epidemic-20221206.html?utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2HCD5ER5gdxphNDNUEotSJG66wC4n-ZyVCHBtht7WPKEsJd6AFQQNCaY0