MA Senator William Brownsberger

William N. Brownsberger

William N. Brownsberger is an American state legislator who serves in the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Suffolk and Middlesex District. Prior to the Senate, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007, three terms as a Belmont Selectman, and as Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General for six years. He received his JD from Harvard Law School and his BA from Harvard College.
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Supervised Injection Facilities: The Time is Now

Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are increasingly being discussed in the United States as a way to reduce overdose deaths in the opioid epidemic. Here’s the first article in our week-long debate on SIFs as a harm reduction strategy. Read part two and three here.  On April 29, 2017, the Massachusetts Medical Society endorsed the legalization

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Insite, the first legal supervised injection facility in North America. Photo courtesy Vancouver Coastal Health.
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Supervised Injection Facilities: The Time is Now

Senator William Brownsberger, sponsor of a bill to create a framework for the legal operation of supervised injection facilities (SIFs) in Massachusetts, writes the first article in our week-long debate on SIFs.

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