Pubdate: Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Source: Nanaimo Daily News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2012 Nanaimo Daily News
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Author: Andrew Brown

HARM REDUCTION DOES NOT AIM TO 'CURE' ADDICTIONS

Re: 'Harm reduction not the solution to addictions' (Daily News, Feb. 7)

In response to Sharon McKay's letter regarding harm reduction 
initiatives by VIHA, she states: "Addictions are not solved by 
supplying the means or the product."

Why is it that everyone who is against harm reduction believes that 
harm reduction is a method to "cure" addiction?

Harm reduction means just that-harm reduction.

By providing the tools to people with addiction problems, VIHA is 
helping to reduce the spread of diseases associated with street level 
addiction.

Facing addiction is hard enough, but living with AIDS or Hep C would 
make life far worse, and definitely quash any hope of rehabilitation.

Everybody makes wrong choices at some point in their life. Why are 
addicts the only ones that deserve to die for them?

Andrew Brown,

Nanaimo
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