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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38% No |
46% Yes |
30% No |
13% Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
6% No, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers |
2% Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate |
2% No, but legalize drugs |
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No, drug users need to be put into rehabilitation to help them the first time and prison anytime afterwards
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Yes, but all illegal drugs should be decriminalised and prescription only drugs should be available to purchase.
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Drug addiction is a mental issue though it should, usually, be taken care of in rehabilitation centers
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Class A substances should be completely banned and any person found using them should face harsh sentences however less potent drugs like cannabis or other organic contraband should be decriminalised rather than made legal
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I think they should use the save havens but only to reduce the drug use for each individual gradually overtime
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No this is makes more people turn into addicts help drug users get off harsh drugs and legalise cannabis seriously theres one thing that needs to be illegal and that's alcohol fools!
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President Biden is considering executive action that could prevent people who cross illegally into the United States from claiming asylum, several people with knowledge of the proposal said Wednesday. The move would suspend longtime guarantees that give anyone who steps onto U.S. soil the right to ask for safe haven.The order would put into effect a key policy in a bipartisan bill that Republicans thwarted earlier this month, even though it had some of the most significant border security restrictions Congress has contemplated in years.The bill would have essentially shut down the border to new entrants if more than an average of 5,000 migrants per day tried to cross unlawfully in the course of a week, or more than 8,500 tried to cross in a given day.The action under consideration by the White House would have a similar trigger for blocking asylum to new entrants, the people with knowledge of the proposal say. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.The move, if enacted, would echo a 2018 effort by President Donald J. Trump to block migration, which was assailed by Democrats and blocked by federal courts.
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