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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No, but require mandatory rehabilitation therapy for those who are addicted to drugs
@99K6JP81yr1Y
Yes, and they're should also be people to talk with the addicts and help them stop.
Yes, but only to people who it is dangerous to withdraw
@997DTQF1yr1Y
No, but they should create more projects/organisations to help drug addicts break free from that cycle and also help them to get back into life and society.
@98MJWLM1yr1Y
Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue and the "safe havens" should also help with rehab
Yes, since it helps to reduce drug overdose related deaths in the short term, but must still bei included in wider effective policies to reduce drug consumption overall.
No, rather fund more rehabilitation centers
@95YNGW22yrs2Y
Not necessarily a "save havens", but drug abuse should definitely be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue and therefore should be treated in a way where there is no continued drug abuse even under supervision. Instead it should be treated accordingly to a health issue.
@8V6XYSB3yrs3Y
No, those dregs deserve no sense of safety
@8LSW2WV4yrs4Y
No, and drug users should be hunted
@8CM6DHC4yrs4Y
No, degenerates shouldn't be tolerated
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@8532KYJ2yrs2Y
No, empower the government to rehabilitate the addicts
@7BQY5PJ2yrs2Y
Under certain circumstances This might help them to be weaned off
@932V85R2yrs2Y
No, encourage and fund rehab programs instead.
@92MKPWZ2yrs2Y
let people do what they want.
@4M78YV62yrs2Y
No, but we should treat drug abuse more as a health issue than a criminal issue. Addiction is a not as simple as black and white. I believe there should be incentivization of private corporations to aid with drug use. Not a safe haven where folks can use at will but a treatment clinic where people can safely be rehabilitated.
@926DM4T2yrs2Y
Not to just use them still but maybe for recovery and weening off of them.
@8ZQSQZ92yrs2Y
No, this is unsafe as chronic drug use has health impacts other than overdose.
@8ZMLD8W2yrs2Y
it should go along with rehab. Drug usage is a health over criminal issue
@heatherdvdprincess2yrs2Y
No, but they should not be put in a normal prison if they are willing to be rehabilitated.
@8ZL6BBD2yrs2Y
No, this would encourage unhealthy habits that have the potential for ripple effects.
@8YK8V7Y2yrs2Y
As long as it connects to some form of rehabilitation
@8558FRW2yrs2Y
Yes, but provide on-sight personnel and help and offer to send to rehab, etc.
@8XPB39B2yrs2Y
Yes but use it a rehabilitation treatment center as well
@8XNT9ZQ2yrs2Y
No, they don't have supervision now and it would just milk the taxpayers to require supervision. Just make all drugs legal and stop the 'drug war' - it is a failure. We didn't have drugs illegal until 100 years ago and people did as they choose. Keep driving or operating anything that endangers others while intoxicated illegal. It's like trying to make drinking illegal - people are going to do what they want regardless of the laws.
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Yes, but build a wall around them so they can't leave.
@8VL9DP43yrs3Y
Yes, it's necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate and drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue.
@8WNZXJ43yrs3Y
I believe rehabilitation and education on drugs should be encouraged, but at least with safe havens less lives are lost.
@8WPW8WW3yrs3Y
No, instead we should decriminalize drugs and treat drug abuse as a health issue instead of a criminal one.
@8WP9ZCJ3yrs3Y
this should be aloud only with certain drugs
@8WND79V3yrs3Y
Yes, if they are trying to stop and are taking smaller amounts each time
@8W9KX2R3yrs3Y
there should be however it should also help them to no longer do it and seek help
@8WCV5PP3yrs3Y
Yes, I think that drug use should be treated as a health issue not a criminal issue to an extent. People should be willing to take help in order to combat their addiction and one day overcome it
@8W7DJJB3yrs3Y
Yes but provide education and resources to help addicts quit using
@8VW68P63yrs3Y
Yes, drug abuse should be treated like a health issue, not a crime against humanity
@8VBBFXY3yrs3Y
Yes, only if there is a plan to help them no longer be addicted
@8V5PJ3X3yrs3Y
Recriminalize all narcotics. Make the punishments more severe, create federal incentive for advertising tobacco and alcohol.
@8DP4VXQ3yrs3Y
No, but increase accessibility and funding for rehabilitation centers.
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