HARM REDUCTION PLAN IN CITY WON'T WORK

To the Editor,

Re: Public process left out of harm reduction plan, March 20.

It was interesting to read the last line of this article that states,
"distributed sites reduce the congregation aspects associated with one
site."

Of course they do. Do they reduce the use of drugs? No. Do they help
drug addicts get off drugs? No. Do they keep drug users and pushers
out of the areas they are in now? No.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority is using funds to hopefully
reduce medical costs associated with drug use without any real benefit
to the taxpayers because all of the other costs such as law
enforcement, judicial and all of the various expenses associated with
monitoring the drug industry. No need to involve the public. They'd
only make waves about this support of the drug culture.

J. Sharpe

Nanaimo