Vancouver's Heroin Users Get Safe-injection Site

Sep. 15, 2003 @ 11:03 PM
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SBRank 1: General of the Army (2,226 Points) SB

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Vancouver is the first North American city to provide heroin users with a safe medical environment to take their drugs.

The supervised, safe-injection site, which will cost $2 million a year to operate, opened on Monday. It is expected to stop the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C from intravenous drug use and reduce the number of heroin deaths.



<a href='http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/2003/09/15/safe_injection030915' target='_blank'>http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/2003/09/15...injection030915</a>

What do you guys think about this? Is it a good idea? Are tax dollars well spent on this project?

My Opinion... Most of these bum's already have HIV and Hep C, why bother :P It seems like the gov't is condoling narcotic use... last time I checked heroin isnt legal

Sep. 16, 2003 @ 5:32 AM
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ziptalRank 4: Major General (1,010 Points) ziptal

its a good idea
people are going to do it whether or not its legal, and giving them a safe place to do it, slows down the spread of diseases such as AIDS


as for it promoting more drug use, i think other mediums such as movies and music would have more influence on people - and who knows how much influence they even have.

Sep. 18, 2003 @ 8:14 AM
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UntrueDeathRank 5: Brigadier General (746 Points) UntrueDeath

It's a great idea. Think about it if you will. It cuts down on unwanted eyesore(like people shooting up in a back alley way in the middle of the day.) it also helps cut coasts in a sence. It probably cheaper to help them shoot up safely, then it is to have them try to cure it(hep C, HIV extra.)
Just think of'em as a pot cafe, instead they do heroin inside. Besides it all politics. The only reason why they did this in Vancouver, is so that they can have a place to put'em when the Winter Games come round.

Sep. 18, 2003 @ 10:50 AM
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ziptalRank 4: Major General (1,010 Points) ziptal

haha the olympics is good news for everyone it seems, even heroin junkies

Oct. 10, 2003 @ 3:18 PM
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NaTaKuRank 2: General (1,816 Points) NaTaKu

The safest way to inject heroin is not to take it! That or smoke it like opium...not that I'd know....

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