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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@9GRKQH31yr1Y
No, but reduce restrictions on less harmful substances (E.g. marijuana) but tighten restrictions on higher class drugs.
@9GK7D3M1yr1Y
NHS tax money should not be responsible for drug addiction. Your addiction, your problem, not tax payers.
@9J6VSLY1yr1Y
No, but legalise drugs and sentence users to harsh penalties for any criminally violent or sexual behaviour that occurs if their drug use develops into drug abuse
@96PTQ9V2yrs2Y
They should look at legalising some drugs and making them a lucrative business. Drug use has seen to decrease where drugs are legal. Money should be invested into rehabilitation and support of recovering addicts.
@9399MVR3yrs3Y
This should be done through doctor referrals otherwise it could encourage drug use.
@9CHJCC32yrs2Y
Legalise drugs and open safe havens.
@9CDPKVH2yrs2Y
No but legalize some drugs for medicinal purposes
@97PD7BZ2yrs2Y
Yes, but as part of a wider rehabilitation and weaning process
@9BT26HR2yrs2Y
Keep class A’s illegal but legalise Cs
@98QSTC42yrs2Y
Greater care and funding needs to go into the support of drug users and addicts but personally this is not the way to go about it
@9DJWF8V2yrs2Y
No, but I) legalise drugs, II) support rehab centres, III) go harder after organised criminals, IV) support graceful , professionally facilitated use of other drugs like psychedelics.
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