Safe consumption spaces allow medical professionals to step in and intervene when an apparent overdose is taking place, for instance by administering the overdose reversing drug Narcan. They can take care of medical issues, such as infections. And just as important, doctors, nurses and counselors can connect users to social services, mental health counseling, housing support and other services that might help addicts get their lives together and eventually off of drugs. Now, doctors don’t have a way to reach drug users unless they come for an appointment. This is not a population that frequently makes it to the doctor.