Ithaca Mayor Pushes Nation's First Supervised Injection Site
Ithaca New York mayor Svante Myrick proposes the city host a federally enabled supervised heroin injection site staffed by nurses or physicians. He aims to declare a state health crisis to bypass legislature and cites rising overdoses nationwide and in Ithaca. The plan seeks treatment links and harm reduction, modeled on Vancouver Insite.
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Oswego man jailed for selling fentanyl fledged from heroin
Oswego County District Court sentenced Mark J. Hewitt, 45, of 101 Ellen St., Oswego, to four years in state prison with two years post release supervision after pleading guilty to fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Investigators seized 37 bags of fentanyl and four bags of heroin during his Dec. 14 arrest as he tried to sell drugs from his SUV.
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