No, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers

Addiction is a terrible illness that has a long road to recovery. If people are in the depths of it, they WILL relapse, still take drugs etc. Being able to take drugs in a safe environment where they can be redirected to rehabilitation services can only be a good thing. We have failed them as a society if they end up dead.

people are going to take hard drugs regardless as it is a habit not a choice. This is a step forward in reducing the number of drug related fatalities on our streets and preventing our communities from being damaged by the violence and crime which comes with this type of drug use

People are always going to use drugs and it is better that we don't push into the hands of criminals, we can make it safer and help people recover from addiction if we decriminalise it

People will do drugs regardless. There should facilities for people to use drugs safely and educate themselves

No this would mean that there would be less fear around drugs so people would feel safer about getting advice and help for themselves.

Drug use is rampant regardless. Giving them a safe haven does not only provide them with clean equipment (largely preventing overdose and issues like HIV), they can also be given resources that may help them to get off drugs.

People will use drugs either way, with this, they have a way to use safety and in a clean environment

People taking drugs could do so in a safe environment, receive support to quit and it would reduce crime

Drug use is hereto stay whether we like it or not. The best way to tackle drug use is by making it a regulated market.

Driving people underground or leaving them in a desperate position puts them more at risk of being preyed on by criminals.

Drug addicts will take drugs regardless of whether the treatment centre is there or not - better to help them manage their addiction in safety than lose lives to overdoses - remember its the addiction that is the disease, and it’s often created by trauma or societal factors - we shouldn’t be criminalising drug addicts or leaving them to die in the grips of a crippling addiction

Safe havens will protect some of the most vulnerable people on the streets, reduce the taboo nature, and allow people more chances to access help if they seek it.

Rehab centres already exist, and have proven low success rates. You will never be able to stop an adult from accessing substances if they want them. This is proven by prohibition and ongoing use of classified substances today. Education and safeguarding are the best measures.

Portugal, people at that point take drugs regardless of legality and need help, moreover alcohol is a much more concerning drug which we allow + incarceration does not help costs more and makes lives worse

No it will not encourage drug use, as drugs are used in surplus every day, now people can take them in safer environments, which will hopefully decrease strain on the NHS as people are less likely to take contaminated drugs

There is no evidence that safe havens encourage drug use, or that it would lower funding for drug rehab centres. Such centres provide a valuable opportunity for intervention, support, and referral to drug rehab.

Treating drug abuse as a psychological issue has been shown to be much more effective than criminilisation.

The treatment for mental health should be the focus and allowing the Safe Haven would allow people with addiction to attend sessions to slowly come off a drug instead of going cold turkey. People who are addicted to drugs tend to ave traumatic or abusive upbringings.

You wouldn't not treat someone with a broken leg in the middle of the road. Why not help treat someone with a broken mind?

It would save more lives and money by having safe havens as they're would be less a strain on hospitals and doctors. It would probably reduce the amount of usage as you are giving these people a safe place to be heard and maybe through that they may change their way of looking at things? They maybe even would get better?

In every case in which a country has properly undertaken a policy of drug decriminalization and treatment of drug addiction as a medical and economic problem, we have seen drastic reductions in addiction to hard drugs, overdoses, and the economic burden on the state as it allows more people to become productive members of society

Safe use and decriminalisation has been successfully done in other counties lowering addiction rates and deaths

But it would save lives. The only way to discourage drug use would be to legalise it, tax it and educate around it

People will take drugs regardless and having safe havens won’t increase - it will decrease crime, violence and needles on the streets

it allows addicts who arent able to access rehabilitation an outlet where their drug usage is regulated and they dont risk catching HIV through shared needles, or put themself in more danger through not knowing exactly what they're consuming.
it's a step towards rehabilitation, as addicts are put into a safer environment amongst professionals who can put them in the right direction towards recovery, and the danger of doing drugs on the streets is reduced significantly