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Lessons Learned from The Nation’s First Supervised Injection Site

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GreaterHarlem.nyc

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The Greater Harlem Coalition

OnPoint

The nation’s first and largest supervised injection site established in 2021

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The Overdose Crisis in New York City

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NYC’s Chief Medical Examiner’ has reported that in 2022 there were over 3,000 overdose deaths

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The Explosion in Loitering, Open-Air Dealing, and Using Near OnPoint

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Note the chairs…

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October, 2023

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85% of all observed open-air drug using occurs within 1 block of OnPoint. This represents hundreds of weekly drug users who publicly inject and smoke in front of homes, businesses and schools

OnPoint

Map of Observed Open-Air Drug Use

Aggregated Block Totals Over A 7 Day Period Along 124th and 126th Streets. Summer 2023.

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OnPoint’s Impact on the Harlem Community

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Women Choosing to Risk Their Lives, Walking on Madison Avenue, Rather than Walking Under a Scaffolding 2 Blocks from OnPoint Because of the Density of Dealers and Users

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Dealers flock to sell to the concentrated market of users

Supervised Injection Sites Set Up

Injection Site points to proximate drug activity and calls for increased funding, open hours, and locations

Buyers from other neighborhoods follow the dealers but don’t use the Injection Site

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2 Years After Opening in Harlem

  • OnPoint has increased open-air dealing/using
  • The overdose rate has increased in Harlem and East Harlem since the opening of OnPoint
  • OnPoint has reduced our community’s public health and safety, as well as neighborhood cohesion and local business viability

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Email: Info@GreaterHarlem.nyc for more information

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