OnPoint NYC is one of only two centers in the nation that aims to prevent overdoses by creating a welcoming environment for participants.
In a private facility in Harlem, New York, a man named Danny is about to shoot up heroin. He says it's a safe place to be."They will keep you from having an overdose," Danny said."They have the medication that they put into you to clear out, to stop."
Rivera says the primary purpose is to stop overdose deaths; it's not about rehab or to stop people from using.They also create a welcoming environment for their participants — that’s what they call the visitors looking for a safe place to use drugs. "We have a partnership with the parks department in New York City," Rivera said."They average 13,000 syringes a month. They're collecting from the park. Since we've opened, that 13,000 went down to 1,000."
To monitor possible overdoses, Sameulson says they have a strict 4 to 1 ratio between how many staff members and participants are in the room. "People say to me what you just said, 'Oh, let's go outside and tell people, hey, you want to stop? Let me send you to this place,'" Rivera said."They've all been there. It doesn't mean they can't go back and get it, but in the interim, while they're still using, we're going to keep them alive, and that's a responsibility of the community as well.
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