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 594 Sydney voters.
62% Yes |
38% No |
50% Yes |
34% No |
10% Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
3% 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 Sydney 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
@B2RJZLT2wks2W
No, but drug abuse should be treated as a heath issue not a criminal issue and there should be more funding for rehabilitation centers
@B2RBC362wks2W
i think safe havens are a toxic combination with drug trafficking, if you could in theory have a drug haven without it benefitting the drug traffickers then i would be in support of them, so it's more of a question of maybe.
@B2QDW8W2wks2W
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
@B2HM86Z 4wks4W
No but drug abuse should be treated as a heath issue not a criminal issue and there should be more funding for rehabilitation centers
@9YHVD7W3mos3MO
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.
@9YHHVQN3mos3MO
No and yes at the same time there are pros and cons but recreational drug usage should not be legalised nor normalised
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