I testified before the Connecticut Legislature’s Public Health Committee on February 21, 2025 in support of a bill to create an overdose prevention center pilot program in our state. The bill is sponsored by Senator Saud Anwar, a physician and great friend of harm reduction.
Here is a link to the text of the bill:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER
PILOT PROGRAM
Here is a link to my submitted written testimony, which is more detailed than my in person testimony.
Peter Canning, Paramedic, Supports the Bill
It was an incredible, moving day of testimony as many spoke of the friends and family members whose lives have been lost in this epidemic.
The full hearing can be found here.