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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@9HZT9RB2yrs2Y
Yes, drug abuse is a health issue not a criminal issue but the healthcare providers should help lead the drug users to sobriety.
@9DXMQKD2yrs2Y
yes, but these programs should also be used to help addicts quit
@jerry9310Libertarian2yrs2Y
No, but there should be more drug rehab programs.
@5QMTCKDConstitution3yrs3Y
Yes if it's used to ween them off of them
@93G227M3yrs3Y
No, but legalize and tax most drugs, and treat addiction.
@938TTF43yrs3Y
No! This concept is begging for abuse on so many levels. This question is absurd.
@92YVG5B3yrs3Y
Yes, and have medical professionals help ween them off the drugs
@8ZS8PXP4yrs4Y
Decriminalize marijuana. Everything else should remain illegal.
@8TL69JF4yrs4Y
Reopen the addiction and psych hospitals.
@8SZCGLN4yrs4Y
No. Decriminalize federally, remove scheduling of drugs, and then create these types of centers
@8RWG2RVRepublican4yrs4Y
We must not punish drug addicts and users, instead we must rehabilitate them.
@8R9T23S5yrs5Y
Legalize recreational drug usage, tax the drugs, limit response to repeat offenders overdoses
@8PJWDCYRepublican5yrs5Y
No , but decriminalize drugs
@8KLTQ8KRepublican5yrs5Y
Yes, they need to be isolated from the rest of society.
@8CRMXW65yrs5Y
No, they should increase funding for rehabilitation centers and programs and create incentive programs to get people off drugs.
@RWM1999Republican2yrs2Y
No, but drug addiction should be treated as a public health issue and not a criminal issue.
@4PFNP8NLibertarian2yrs2Y
No, but legalize drugs and invest in rehab programs to treat it as a health issue and not criminal.
@9C7GSC62yrs2Y
No, but legalize and decriminalize most drugs.
@9C4JTLGIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes but only in a way to reduce drug use
@982R37X3yrs3Y
No, but legalize some drugs for recreational purposes.
Certain drugs should be legalized. We should legalize many current illegal drugs and benefit from the taxes collected from the sale of them to boost individual states.
@7V8WHYYConstitution5yrs5Y
Yes, but the addicts should be the ones maintaining/paying for the safe haven.
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