Sen. Scott Wiener Discusses ‘Safe Sites’ For Drug Addicts To Use

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Dr. Phil McGraw

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🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Sen. Scott Wiener Discusses ‘Safe Sites’ For Drug Addicts To Use California State Senator Scott Wiener joins Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast to discuss “safe sites” for drug addicts to use. Senator Wiener, who wrote Senate Bill 57, which would have legalized safe consumption sites in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, shares why he says he considers this to be life-saving legislation – and why he thinks Governor Newsom vetoed it. “We have tried arresting people, incarcerating people, and for some, that works,” Senator Wiener says. “But for most people, it doesn’t. That’s what safe consumption sites are about – first and foremost, making sure people don’t die.” New episodes drop Tuesdays. Listen and subscribe here.http://bit.ly/DrPhilpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Music says a lot about a city, but what about a country, especially when it's vast as Canada?
0:05.4	I'm Canadian Music Journalist Karen Bliss.
0:08.2	Turn it up with me to explore the vibe of Canada's thriving music scene.
0:12.3	Explore Toronto the heartbeat of Canadian urban life.
0:15.7	It's a city known for its iconic skyline, but what about its music?
0:21.3	Visit Canada.withspotify.com to discover the music of Toronto
0:26.2	and explore Canada's rich music scene from coast to coast.
0:30.3	Safe consumption sites.
0:32.2	In the 30 years they've been in operation around the world, there have been zero overdose deaths.
0:37.7	Zero.
0:38.3	One of my fears is it constitutes a degree of enabling.
0:51.4	Hey everybody, you are on fill into blanks as you know.
0:54.0	My guest today is Senator Scott Weiner.
0:57.6	He represents District 11 San Francisco and Northern San Mateo County in California.
1:04.8	Elected in 2016, Senator Weiner focused extensively on housing, transportation, civil rights, criminal justice reform,
1:15.0	clean energy and alleviating poverty.
1:18.8	He does this with real passion.
1:21.3	I can tell you, I followed his career for a good while now.
1:26.1	And the Senator's Bill 57 would have legalized overdose prevention programs,
1:33.4	also known as safe consumption sites in San Francisco, Oakland, the city of LA and LA County.
1:42.0	And the bill was vetoed by Governor Newsom in August of this year.
1:48.2	And of course, Senator Weiner was extremely disappointed that there was another delay in passing
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