The Phoenix City Council approved a controversial new law that puts new restrictions in place about providing medical care in public parks — and harm reduction groups are not happy about it.
They are the force behind recent drops in overdose rates in Arizona. Now they say they won’t be able to do their life-saving work for homeless individuals in the place where they are most likely to be found: City parks.
The ordinance prohibits any group from sponsoring or advertising medical treatment in parks unless authorized by the city. And it bars groups from using parks for needle exchange programs as well as handing out harm reduction kits, which aim to protect drug users and prevent overdoses…