(Providence, RI)--Rhode Island could become the first U.S. state to allow quote-unquote "harm reduction centers" for illegal drug users to consume pre-obtained substances.Legislation passed by the General Assembly establishes a two-year pilot program for the centers, which would also offer recovery assistance.Democratic state Representative John G. Edwards, one of the sponsors of the bill which is at the governor's desk, says the centers address the tremendous public health crisis that is the opioid epidemic.
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