News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: PUB LTE: Futile War On Drugs |
| Title: | CN AB: PUB LTE: Futile War On Drugs |
| Published On: | 2008-09-01 |
| Source: | Edmonton Sun (CN AB) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-08 18:36:13 |
FUTILE WAR ON DRUGS
Regarding the opposition to Insite, the safe injection site, I agree
as a disabled woman that more tax dollars should go to patients with
diseases they can't control. I am in my own "fight" to get the
treatment I need. But addiction is a disease. Harm reduction programs
like Insite are part of a bigger strategy . The government has applied
73% of funding towards its "anti-drug strategy", 14% on treatment, and
2.6% on harm reduction. This obviously isn't working. Take more money
out of the futile war on drugs and put it towards treatment and harm
reduction.
Marge Groenendyk
(Lots of docs agree.)
Regarding the opposition to Insite, the safe injection site, I agree
as a disabled woman that more tax dollars should go to patients with
diseases they can't control. I am in my own "fight" to get the
treatment I need. But addiction is a disease. Harm reduction programs
like Insite are part of a bigger strategy . The government has applied
73% of funding towards its "anti-drug strategy", 14% on treatment, and
2.6% on harm reduction. This obviously isn't working. Take more money
out of the futile war on drugs and put it towards treatment and harm
reduction.
Marge Groenendyk
(Lots of docs agree.)
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