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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57% No |
33% Yes |
51% No |
8% 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 |
1% No, but legalize drugs |
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Unique answers from India users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9JW7J483mos3MO
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.
@92QJ8LZ2yrs2Y
yes, it should be allowed with a heavy tax and pricing
@92GKSRN2yrs2Y
they should be helped with dealing with their drug addiction
@8XCGJJS2yrs2Y
No, not untill proper institutional structures are formed. With the current corruption in system, not viable to implement this
@8TFSKKR3yrs3Y
Yes, and the addicts should be taxed heavily
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