Urbanization

Colombia Opens South America's First Safe Injection Sites

July's launch of a second site signals a shift in overdose prevention that could spread across Latin America

Miguel Restrepo, 62, a former drug addict, looks up from his sewer home in Medellin, Colombia, on December 4, 2012.
Miguel Restrepo, 62, a former drug addict, looks up from his sewer home in Medellin, Colombia, on December 4, 2012. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera