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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@9ZFNW43Social Democrats8mos8MO
yes, but with drugs less dangerous to help them through withdrawal until they can safely enter a rehabilitation centre.
@9ZGM7NS8mos8MO
Yes drug abuse should be treated as a health issue but people who use these facilities should be seen to be making an active attempt to stop abusing drugs with the help of addiction services
@9Z9B9Y48mos8MO
Yes this has been proven to help in other countries and in the Netherlands they have a place where people can safely test their drugs free of charge anonymously with ZERO consequences this needs to be done to protect people you can’t force people to realise they need help they need to realise it for themselves but if we make it a safe space and option for them hopefully they will choose themselves
@9Z9B73P8mos8MO
Yes, but the person who enters these must agree to let the professionals ween them off and become sober
@9YNHWCG8mos8MO
Yes, a safe haven is a good idea but should also premote rehab and slowly taking people off drugs/giving better safer but simular feeling alternatives along with mental health services.
No as this is not addressing the core issue ie the reason the person is addicted eg psychological trauma
@9ZHV2WT8mos8MO
Yes but this cant be the end. While this decrease OD and make public spaces feel safer this only plasters the core issue of drug flow and WHY people are getting addicted
@9NNS7LC1yr1Y
Yes, if it is done in conjunction with assisting addicts to come off the drugs. It should be treated as a health issue rather than a criminal issue.
@8YYTV56Social Democrats3yrs3Y
No because this can incourage the continuation of drive usage and abuse and normalise this in social sense. For example most care strings and homeless accommodation approach substance use and abuse with a harm reduction framework
@8R6FQGW4yrs4Y
yes if they are privately owned
@8C5RDBV5yrs5Y
Yes, but the acts shouldn't be visible from the street, clinics should not display their purpose on their front, and the clinics should be inconspicuous to look at.
@9BBWHKXIndependent2yrs2Y
I would not encourage this and don't agree with this policy. I believe that these safe havens would do more harm than good that would further make overcoming drug addictions a difficulty.
@96ZHD97Fianna Fáil3yrs3Y
Yes, only if this helps them recover from their addiction
@8KGXHVK5yrs5Y
More money for rehabilitation
@8CWNV9J5yrs5Y
No, legalise and hide them from sight by banning the display of signs acknowledging their purpose in front of clinics
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