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 1.7k Newcastle upon Tyne voters.
62% Yes |
38% No |
49% Yes |
31% No |
11% 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 |
2% Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate |
1% No, but legalize drugs |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1.7k Newcastle upon Tyne voters.
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Unique answers from Newcastle upon Tyne voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but this should be used to help addicted people find their way to treatments and rehabilitation.
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Only if the safe havens have a duty of care to promote rehabilitation and there are plenty of accessible rehab centres
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Yes, as a short term solution with the caveat that they are enrolled and are participating in a rehabilitation program
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No, but those in the midst of addiction should be treated with a degree of compassion and understanding. Whilst illegal drug use should be regarded as a criminal offense, there ought to be greater focus on reformation and rehabilitation for addicts.
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I do believe that this will help the drug overdose rate however I think that it should be in combination of a rehabilitation center, because the main idea is to get less drug overdoses and to take illegal drugs off of the streets.
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Only if it is contained and if the people who are looking after them are professional and that people who are admitted into these safe havens are not on dangerously class A drugs
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No i don't believe the UK Government would be able to implement it effectively becoming more like Portland Oregon than places like Portugal funding is also needed for rehab not supply.
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