In 2018, officials in the U.S. city of Philadelphia city proposed opening a “safe haven” in an effort to combat the city's heroin epidemic. In 2016 64,070 people died in the U.S. from drug overdoses - a 21% increase from 2015. 3/4 of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. are caused by the opioid class of drugs which includes prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. To combat the epidemic cities including Vancouver, BC and Sydney, AUS opened safe havens where addicts can inject drugs under the supervision of medical professionals. The safe havens reduce the overdose death…
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@9TMR89C 7mos7MO
Safe Havens would not help prevent drugs, and would slightly encourage drugs. It is still not right, even under supervision. Instead, we should provide counselling, support, and provide opportunity to stop using illegal drugs.
yes, but under the conditions that they actively work towards getting them off the drug and the end goal being to fully get them off the drug also once entered you'd have a legal obligation to come back for treatment
@9LDLLSN1yr1Y
I agree with the statement, "Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue," but I also think they should be trying to help the addicted people get sober in the process.
@9H6GJSN1yr1Y
Yes, but genuinely ensure there is supervision. If you look at BC where there is "safe injection sites" there is absolutely no supervision, if you put genuine supervision with the assistance of peace officers or police officers to ensure safety.
@9FYP94M2yrs2Y
These centres are necessary but there should be more to these centres then simply to support the individuals habit. There should be a requirement to go to rehab and get the help these individuals need to fight their addictions.
It could work but I think there are better solutions
Who the hell wrote this? and it would encourage drug use so no.
Yes, so long as it is a part of treatment for drug usage, and other measures are in place to limit drug usage,
@8ZVMXF63yrs3Y
Yes, but only if it is not publicly funded
It depends on amount of drugs/ what type of drugs
Yes, so long as the usage is controlled, and a part of rehabilitation and recovery.
yea but only certain drugs
@8YHY2343yrs3Y
If we do this, then we feed their addictions, unless there are options where those who use can have help to stop using.
this will only cause my long term problems, this will allow drug users to feel that it is okay to do drugs if their is a place for it, i think there should be a place that evaluates someone on drugs and allows them to observe the way he/she reacts. giving them a shelter to detox, with someone by their bedside, then their should be an addiction anonymous group that allows people to talk about their experience on drugs and whether or not it had a positive or negative outcome. their should be a place that allows someone to heal, using illegal drugs to me doesn't feel like it should be a cri… Read more
@8VN4S6Q4yrs4Y
put the money into rehabilitation programs
@8VHB3HHConservative4yrs4Y
I think that they should have a rehab for something like this, so like if someone is slowy trying to become sober they can do the drug under supervision and the medical professionals can make it so they can't take to much.
Yes, but also help them to stop abusing drugs
@8VBTBZ54yrs4Y
Yes but only if they are trying to get off and it isn't safe to quit cold turkey
Yes, with free addictions therapy as well
No but there should be a safe space for people to go if they are struggling or to bring some one else having an over dose with medical professionals and no fear of getting in legal trouble
Yes, have the medical professionals help them overcome addiction
Yes and increase funding for rehabilition centers
@8TD5TJZ4yrs4Y
Yes but under very strict conditions
No fund more rehabilitation centers for free
Maybe, but it is better just to stop people from using drugs
Yes, but as the first step in a rehabilitation program
Yes, but as a rehabilitation center
Yes, but put these facilities further from residential areas
Yes but don’t encourage the use of drugs, try and help the people and provide resources on quitting
Yes, as long as it is in the process of a rehabilitation center
The priority should be rehabilitation and health, not drug safe havens
Yes, and they should help people get rehabilitated or at least encourage it
I think it's a good idea, as it could lighten the load on our ambulance services and hospitals, but there has to be staff that are willing to do it, as well as communities that are willing to have it in place, and that can be a massive barrier to entry.
no why would that be a good investment in our economy?
yes, safe haven and detox combo.
They should implement the concept into our society, but slowly ease it doesn't feel like drug users are being pressured to use it and ending up with it being useless.
yes but instead of giving the the normal amount try to shorten the amount and open rehabilitation for free
Yes, with intent to wean them off
@8XH64KN3yrs3Y
in my opinion if this is created there will be very little people who show up and if they do show up they could get easily frusterated with the workers and also increase the use of the illegal drugs.
Yes however the issue of drug abuse should be looked at in a an attempt to help sober individuals then to promote substance abuse
@kuyugomodiLiberal5yrs5Y
Yes, they have been working in British Columbia so why not keep it going across the nation
It should be a part of, but not the sole solution.
@9B6VRRV2yrs2Y
Yes, it should be done under the supervision of doctors and slowly eliminate the use of drugs because drugs destroy and destroy the future generation of Canada.
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