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U.S. Attorney promises criminal charges at Massachusetts safe injection sites
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Massachusetts law makers are on there way to allowing safe injection sites in the state.
U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling promises punishment for those involved.
Lelling released the following statement in regards to the Massachusetts Senate including safe injection sites in their opioid bill:
“Supervised injection facilities” would violate federal laws prohibiting the use of illicit drugs and the operation of sites where illicit drugs are used and distributed. Employees and users of such a site would be exposed to federal criminal charges regardless of any state law or study.
I cannot envision any scenario in which sites that normalize intravenous use of heroin and fentanyl would be off limits to federal law enforcement efforts.
Heroin use fuels a deadly drug trade that is ravaging our state and the region, and my office is keenly focused on curbing the opioid and heroin epidemic. Providing a sanctuary to accommodate risky and lethal illegal drug use undermines all of the hard work of treatment providers and law enforcement across the Commonwealth.
The opioid epidemic requires that we remain laser-focused on prevention, treatment, and enforcement – not the normalization of intravenous use of heroin and fentanyl.
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