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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I believe improving rehabilitation centres will be more effective rather then letting addicts consume more drugs. This way they will never syop. If in an extreme case a medical professional believes its incremental to provide drugs then it can be possible case to case.
@92QJ8LZBharatiya Janata2yrs2Y
yes, it should be allowed with a heavy tax and pricing
@92GKSRNBharatiya Janata2yrs2Y
they should be helped with dealing with their drug addiction
No, not untill proper institutional structures are formed. With the current corruption in system, not viable to implement this
@8TFSKKRBharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
Yes, and the addicts should be taxed heavily
@8QM3R533yrs3Y
Yes it will help reduce drug overdose death rate and it should not be treated as a crime but a health issue instead
@8PLLV743yrs3Y
no but the stigma of drug use must be eradicated and rehabilitation to be covered by insurance companies
@8PK58RB3yrs3Y
Drug usage must be standardized and regulated
@9D33F3D9mos9MO
No, but drugs usage in limited quantities should be allowed in medicine or some cultural practices of certain groups. However, it shouldn't be mainstream.
@9CQ8X9ZBharatiya Janata10mos10MO
The government shouldn't pay for it
@9CQ7P9XIndependent10mos10MO
Yes and where the people also get counseling and other healthcare which in the long run can help the individuals become free of addiction.
Progressive approach where people are help to be drug free
@9CQ45Q9Independent10mos10MO
Yes, but this must be done by cities and not city officials.
@9CQ2YTF10mos10MO
Government can try this on trial basis it may work in someone’s case but may not for other
@9CQ23YPBiju Janata Dal10mos10MO
Yes, only Marijuana. Not hard drugs.
@9CPZLYLBharatiya Janata10mos10MO
Drug abuse should be treated as a health issue but opening such places would give rise to drug usage.The focus should be on phasing out drug usage as much as possible
@9C4SMC411mos11MO
I don't have opinion to it.
@9BSQN4T12mos12MO
What kind of question was that
@98G5Z9YIndependent1yr1Y
drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issues however this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers
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Rather then making drug use safe haven make them in a way that it help them reduce the addiction. somewhat like Nasa mukti center but with improvement
@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.
@8VL9DP42yrs2Y
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
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