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 98.7k 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.
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No, they should be opened in empty rural areas so all the addicts can go there and leave the rest of us alone
@B32RT3F3 days3D
No, there should be a focus on rehabilitation and getting rid of addictions, not encouraging and enabling them.
@9YHHVQN3mos3MO
No and yes at the same time there are pros and cons but recreational drug usage should not be legalised nor normalised
@9WNKBL54mos4MO
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.
@9VTCSGP4mos4MO
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.
@9VRCPVH4mos4MO
Yes but only when used to curb addiction and rehabilitate people not as a long term place to continue addiction.
@B2QDW8W3wks3W
Yes, as long as it is not taking away funding from rehabilitation centers - as funding for rehabilitation centers is still needed.
@B2L9S223wks3W
Yes but these places need to be outside of metro areas like the Richmond injection room next to a school
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