WE'RE GOING IN CIRCLES CHASING DRUG ADDICTS It's too bad Insp. Bob Rolls doesn't have the slightest concept of how to battle the open use of drugs in the Downtown Eastside. Anything related to drug usage has absolutely nothing to do with enforcement and everything to do with educational and preventive measures. So what if the Vancouver police are going to arrest people and try to convince the courts to proceed with charges? At the most, this is a mild disincentive to prevent public use of drugs. Jail time and charges have never been an effective deterrent for crimes relating to drugs or related matters. We seem to be going in circles chasing drug addicts from one part of the city to another without the slightest realization of how to effectively deal with the problem. To start, more supervised injection and safe inhalation clinics should be built, as well as consideration of implementing a program to legalize all drugs. Christopher Nichols Coquitlam
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