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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Response rates from 9.4k Liberalism voters.
63% Yes |
37% No |
51% Yes |
31% No |
10% Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
5% No, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers |
3% Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate |
0% No, but legalize drugs |
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Unique answers from Liberalism voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZTRL635mos5MO
No, those with severe drug addictions that are majorly negatively impacting their lives should be put into mandatory rehab
@B39CH5X2mos2MO
Safe havens should be in non-residential areas where they can be monitored by protection services and where they can provide addiction and mental health services to those who need it.
@9FQ2ZJY2yrs2Y
No Prefer to see funding go towards facilitirs that offer help with dependency, offer mental health assistance and rehabilitation
@9GYSNHD1yr1Y
No, we should not encourage drug use but drug abuse should be seen as a health issue not a criminal one. People should not have to suffer because of past mistakes.
@8VS4SD74yrs4Y
Yes and also implement a program to get them off the drugs
@B3BDTW52mos2MO
Yes, only if proper resources are in place to drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue. Look at Portugal as an example.
@B4VB3F312hrs12H
Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate, however drug abuse should be treated as a health issue as well as a criminal issue and they should be taken to serve their sentence in a rehab facility, otherwise this would encourage drug use and would lower funding for rehabilitation centers
@B4TRFGC23hrs23H
No, this is not a solution. Drug abuse should be treated as health issue but simply allowing safe injections doesn’t solve anything.
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