POINTLESS TO HIDE NEEDLE PROBLEM

During my son's ninth birthday party in Beacon Hill Park, one of the
adults spotted a syringe on the grass where we were grouping up to
take the photo. Once we got rid of it the kids were rolling around on
the grass right where the syringe had been found. What a different
ending this party could have had were it not for the great eyes of
one of the parents.

For so many reasons I believe a safe-injection site is a good thing
for users and the public. The health-care costs incurred by the
spread of disease through shared needles, improper use of needles and
the public getting stuck by one hiding in the grass simply must
outweigh the costs of a safe-injection site.

My children apparently need to be worried about rolling around on the
grass in a park. The school they attend has also been hit quite hard
with left-behind syringes and I worry about the health risk this is
creating for our kids.

Many people think a safe-injection site is condoning drug use. That
is ridiculous. If people want to hide the drug problem they may find
it stuck in their child at a birthday party. A safe-injection site is
good for everyone.

Mary Davies,

Victoria.