GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are injected into the fatty layer beneath the skin to manage blood sugar and aid in weight management. The recommended injection sites include the ...

When using glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs (GLP-1s) for weight loss or diabetes, you need to get comfortable with injecting the medication under your skin (subcutaneously). Typically, you will target ...

A Safe Injection Site in Harlem where drug use is tolerated with little fear of consequence. The result: A sea of used needles and increase in illicit behaviors now fill local streets. Los Angeles ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The death toll is staggering. More than 1,400 people died of a drug overdose in Philadelphia in 2022. For perspective, 516 died from gun violence. In September, Philadelphia City ...

Myra Smith walked into the Wilson Library Branch with her mind made up about supervised substance use centers: “It is NOT coming to the Hill. It’s not.” She left with more openness to the concept as a ...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco plans to try to thread a legislative needle to allow the opening of safe injection sites in the city. Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Hillary Ronen announced Wednesday ...

NEW YORK — On a recent Thursday afternoon, Antoine Balimr prepared to inject drugs. On a wall behind him, bold blue letters spelled out the mission of this unusual place. “This site saves lives.” ...

(*This story was updated at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 to correct a quotation from a spokesman for City Manager Eric Batista.) As deaths caused by opioid overdoses continue to rise yearly in ...

Update: The full Senate voted May 1 in favor of the injection site ban, with nine of the body’s 22 Democrats voting against the bill. A state Senate bill that would ban what are often called ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...