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 111k Australia voters.
62% Yes |
38% No |
49% Yes |
32% 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.
@9J2PTNS1yr1Y
No, they should be opened in empty rural areas so all the addicts can go there and leave the rest of us alone
@B4KYT5J1wk1W
Yes, but also around the supervision of psychologists that can help them brake their addiction, and these safe havens should cost a large deal of money to enter to prevent carelessness towards the topic.
@B4KYFFP1wk1W
Safe havens should not be opened, as this encourages drug use, but, make it clear that drug addicts are not bad people, and anyone charged with drug use and no other crimes should be sent to a rehabilitation facility instead of being jailed.
@B4CGT6V2wks2W
No, but there should be places and resources for drug addicts to stay, rehabilitate and have access to medical attention
@B4BSKMW2wks2W
No drugs should be out-Lawed and any drug addiction be sent to rehab and eduction training and be penalised for multiple offences
@B4BSH592wks2W
Absolutely not. Junkies would crowd clinics and then become a menace to the communities next to such centers and can become a danger to others. Look at San Francisco and new York for example
@B4BPF7T2wks2W
No, we should focus on rehabilitating the addicted, not encouraging them and possibly making them worse.
@B48BZN63wks3W
Yes, it would help decrease overdoses. and people are going to do the drugs regardless they might as well do it in a somewhat safe environment
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