Sarah Evans

Cognoscenti contributor

Sarah Evans is a division director of drug policy at Open Society Foundations. She previously spent eight years managing Vancouver’s Insite, North America’s first public, legally sanctioned safe drug consumption space.

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A woman uses the narcotic consumption booths at a safe injection site at OnPoint NYC in 2022. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Massachusetts has a drug problem. Somerville's bold plan should be part of the solution

In 2022, about 2,350 residents of Massachusetts died of opioid-related overdoses. That’s more than six people every day, with Black Bay Staters hit the hardest, writes Sarah Evans. By embracing...

Cognoscenti

Jul 10, 2023