Uplifting news! It's a shame this is one of those fields of politics where no amount of data and serious studies will suffice to move forward. We have to remain engaged, go out and vote.
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
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Wouldn't it make more sense to tie safe supply to rehab? Not necessarily in terms of cutting off drug use, but more in terms of reintegration with society. Right now it seems like they just provide the supply and hope for the best?
I would say the issue with that is that you then limit the safe supply to people who are ready to try and quit. The goal of safe supply is specifically to mitigate the harm being done by adulterated drugs so limiting the scope of people who can access it in this way would negatively impact the overall goal of the program.
It's too bad the guy who tried to open a shop selling safe supply got shut down and died from a contaminated supply
I kinda hate that the discussion is about whether or not it has failed, when the reality is that all this remains inaccessible to many of the people who need it most. People are arguing about whether or not homeless people are selling their pills, and not asking why weekend warriors, with physical jobs and families, are still dying for lack of access to a clean supply. Why are we coddling the homeless while throwing the people who literally build this country to the wolves?