In 2018, officials in the U.S. city of Philadelphia city proposed opening a “safe haven” in an effort to combat the city's heroin epidemic. In 2016 64,070 people died in the U.S. from drug overdoses - a 21% increase from 2015. 3/4 of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. are caused by the opioid class of drugs which includes prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. To combat the epidemic cities including Vancouver, BC and Sydney, AUS opened safe havens where addicts can inject drugs under the supervision of medical professionals. The safe havens reduce the overdose death…
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Response rates from 93.6k Australia voters.
63% Yes |
37% No |
49% Yes |
31% No |
12% Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
5% No, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers |
2% Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate |
1% No, but legalize drugs |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9J2PTNS12mos12MO
No, they should be opened in empty rural areas so all the addicts can go there and leave the rest of us alone
@9YHVD7W2mos2MO
Have Drug Havens so that people can use and have there drugs tested in a safe place and no legal prosecution should be done for individuals in this area Except for drugs that can have a negative impact on others under the influence. Plus provide support services for people to quit and make it cheaper.
@9YHHVQN2mos2MO
No and yes at the same time there are pros and cons but recreational drug usage should not be legalised nor normalised
@9WNKBL52mos2MO
No. Addiction, including drug abuse, is a medical condition/ health concern and should be treated as such through the health care system and rehabilitation centres, as it already is.
@9VTCSGP3mos3MO
Look at Seattle and Skid row in L.A. You need more support workers on the ground, tougher mandatory rehab programs and patience to treat them within the correctly built infrastructures.
@9VRCPVH3mos3MO
Yes but only when used to curb addiction and rehabilitate people not as a long term place to continue addiction.
@9VJG7CP3mos3MO
I think yes in the sense of keeping needles and equipment off the street, but no because it socially accepts drug use
@9TRVMM63mos3MO
instead of this system, create a system that safely helps addicts come off drugs. but then also help them integrate into society, and give them whatever help they need.
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