Pubdate: Mon, 12 May 2008 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 The Vancouver Sun Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n450/a04.html Author: Wendy Barrett EDITORIAL PRAISED FOR PROVING NEED FOR SAFE INJECTION SITE Congratulations on your editorial pointing out the duplicity and intransigence of the federal government for ignoring and distorting the solid medical research supporting the evidence of harm reduction achieved by the supervised injection site. I am proud that we have such a facility in this city and urge you to keep this issue in the public eye so that the funding will be extended well into the future. We cannot let such an important resource be sabotaged by uninformed, biased, indifference to the fate of our struggling citizens who seek help from compassionate staff who are trying to find solutions to the devastation of drug addiction. This is not a perfect solution, but is by far the best we have at this time and is gaining significant interest from other cities which could lead to more lives being saved and illness prevented. Wendy Barrett Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake