Pubdate: Sun, 10 Apr 2016
Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2016 Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact: http://www.ottawasun.com/letter-to-editor
Website: http://www.ottawasun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329
Author: Robert Teskey
Page: 16

SUPPORT TREATMENT

When it comes to drug use, there is no such thing as a safe injection 
site. Public support for drug use condones and supports criminal 
behaviour. It promotes activities that lead to serious health risks 
and premature deaths.

The so-called scientific evidence in support of drug injection sites 
is problematic at best. Drug dependency is a significant and growing 
public health issue. Providing needles to drug users makes society 
complicit in the furtherance of the disease. Government support for 
addicts looking for help would be more socially responsible and 
humanely meaningful if it was directed to the establishment and 
operation of drug treatment centres.

Robert Teskey

Ottawa
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