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…
Read more63% 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 users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, as long as the drugs being taken are medically prescribed drugs with the intention of helping people safely withdraw. For example, buprenorphine is used for opioid addictions.
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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
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Yes but only in rural, empty areas so the people who are addicted to illegal drugs move there and leave the rest of us alone.
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I dont think the government should have them but if they do, they should be in the middle of nowhere so the druggies can go there and not cause any issues for the rest of us.
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In places away from children and vulnerable communities. These havens must also have treatment available for the addicts
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In two minds - "this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers" is a true statement, but there are people who are already addicted where having access to a supervised environment can be beneficial, but at the same time encourage further drug use.
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President Biden is considering executive action that could prevent people who cross illegally into the United States from claiming asylum, several people with knowledge of the proposal said Wednesday. The move would suspend longtime guarantees that give anyone who steps onto U.S. soil the right to ask for safe haven.The order would put into effect a key policy in a bipartisan bill that Republicans thwarted earlier this month, even though it had some of the most significant border security restrictions Congress has contemplated in years.The bill would have essentially shut down the border to new entrants if more than an average of 5,000 migrants per day tried to cross unlawfully in the course of a week, or more than 8,500 tried to cross in a given day.The action under consideration by the White House would have a similar trigger for blocking asylum to new entrants, the people with knowledge of the proposal say. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.The move, if enacted, would echo a 2018 effort by President Donald J. Trump to block migration, which was assailed by Democrats and blocked by federal courts.
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