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Amid an overdose crisis, a California grant that helped syringe programs is drying up

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation February 19, 2023

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Every day that she can, Bella walks through the glassy door on a spartan stretch of Los Angeles that is emblazoned with the motto, Save a life! Narcan Here. Narcan is indeed here — the white boxes of naloxone spray that can pull someone out of an opioid overdose. So are clean syringes. Coffee. Condoms. Couches to sprawl on. Free clothing, blankets and shoes for the taking. COVID-19 tests. Cookies. Bandages. A homemade soup of black-eyed peas... + full article



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