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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@9QWR3JK9mos9MO
No as I think it will likely encourage use. Like smoking and alcohol you know the risks but narcotics drugs are illegal period. Cold turkey.
@9QVHCQ69mos9MO
People should be offered controlled drug intake for a certain amount of time and then be helped after a certain amount of that time
@9QH5DZB9mos9MO
Yes, but also have a system whereby people who access safe havens also get access to rehabilitation centres
@9QBFS8B9mos9MO
Only as a road to rehabilitation not to use as and when they want to continue to use as this would never end
No and people caught using illegal drugs should be forcibly rehabilitated and lose some of their rights
@9PLMPXQ9mos9MO
Only if people agree to accept help to withdraw. This should be compulsory for those who've committed drug related crime.
@9NMDQYD10mos10MO
Yes, but the monitoring and rehabilitation of the people should be very careful observed, aka if a person shows signs of abusing the system for kicks and cheap highs rather than as a tool for freeing themselves from a vice , basically a 3 strikes rule should apply before this service is at cost to the person using sed service
@9F7BJ4T2yrs2Y
Yes but drug dealers caught should be made to work for the government and all earnings made pays for those centres
@9VKZCBG6mos6MO
Yes, in order to make sure that people do not die due to drug overdoses. However, this could also seem like drugs are becoming legalised and are being promoted which is wrong as more people may participate in taking them.
We need rehabilitation centres! More and to crack down on helping and supporting perplexed off their addictions
@9LPCK3Q11mos11MO
Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate, lower classes of drugs and less harmful drugs such as Cannabis should be legalised where higher class drugs such as crack or horoin should be a higher punishment to discourage though who currency taking them in the first place, or they use the safe heavens with mental health and drug support nurses to help them get clean.
@9J3GGLF1yr1Y
As long as this is for reform and assistance in rehabilitation at not significant cost to the taxpayer.
@9Q3L35C9mos9MO
More should be done to try and prevent drug use in the first place and rehabilitate rather than essentially support their use
@95BRHC73yrs3Y
No, rehab is too long of a waiting list or too expensive and this would encourage more drug use while it is already illegal.
@8TJVPFQ4yrs4Y
I feel that certain drugs need more research and looked at on a more individual basis and allowing drug safe havens will use up funding that is needed elsewhere such as rehabilitation centres, if funding can be separated then the issue is resolved for me, but i believe the key is research and understanding of whether or not certain drugs being legal or not, research, awareness is the answer for me.
@8SQMPHD4yrs4Y
Allow them to use it if they are also getting treatment and slowly decrease the amount until they have stopped and stick with not using it.
@8RQW4KT4yrs4Y
yes, only if the end goal is to reduce there drug use
@97SL35Y2yrs2Y
yes drug use should be taken qas a health issue but also no because it would encourage drug use
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