With just days remaining in this year’s legislative session, lawmakers on Beacon Hill said they’ve reached an agreement on a bill aimed at tackling the state’s opioid crisis.
The compromise bill announced early Tuesday evening drops language that would have authorized safe injection sites for people living with addiction.
“This compromise represents the Legislature’s continued commitment to preventing overdose deaths and promoting recovery by expanding access to services and supports to people with substance use disorder and by empowering the dedicated professionals and staff who care for them,” Sen. Brendan Crighton, D-3rd Essex, and Rep. Adrian Madaro, D-1st Suffolk, the bill’s lead negotiators, said in a joint statement…