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from Mission Local7 months ago
We don’t need a safe injection site for drug users; we need a safe place away from drugs for them. In June 2016, my brother died of a drug overdose in a city government initiative that placed him (a known drug user) in a hotel notorious for drug deals happening at the doorstep. Will the Department of Public Health also ignore its safe injection site policy? My guess is: yes!
Mission Localhttps://missionlocal.org/2024/06/%E5%92%8C%E7%AC%AC-5-%E9%80%89%E5%8C%BA%E7%9A%84%E5%80%99%E9%80%89%E4%BA%BA%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%EF%BC%9A-%E6%82%A8%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E5%AE%89%E5%85%A8%E5%90%B8%E6%AF%92%E5%9C%BA%E6%89%80%E5%90%97/
We need effective street outreach, more treatment and mental health beds, willingness for mandatory treatment, and providing housing choices for recovery. (71% of SRO residents want drug-free housing, but city and state policies leave them no choice and no way out.)
Mission Localhttps://missionlocal.org/2024/06/%E5%92%8C%E7%AC%AC-5-%E9%80%89%E5%8C%BA%E7%9A%84%E5%80%99%E9%80%89%E4%BA%BA%E8%A7%81%E9%9D%A2%EF%BC%9A-%E6%82%A8%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E5%AE%89%E5%85%A8%E5%90%B8%E6%AF%92%E5%9C%BA%E6%89%80%E5%90%97/
Read at Mission Local
#drug-addiction-treatment #housing-policy #safe-injection-sites #public-health #homelessness
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