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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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
It could work but I think there are better solutions
@93ZTK4D3yrs3Y
No, but give them treatment from rehabilitation centers.
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,
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
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
Yes, but also help them to stop abusing drugs
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
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.
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
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.
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