San Francisco is considering public policy that would allow for a legal, safe injection room. The idea seems like an interesting one with all of the current clean needle exchanges that already exist. The only hesitation I have with it is what it may do for drug users. In my opinion it would further the belief that the public is okay with what they are doing. In truth, we're not. I understand that getting clean can be rough and the process of rehabilitation is daunting, but seriously, legal shoot up stations that keep nurses on staff to assist. Seems like money that could be better spent elsewhere. Like helping these people get the serious help they actually need. The clean needle exchanges serve a straightforward purpose. We don't want HIV and other blood born diseases to spread so here is a clean needle to use. That I can live with, but the just in case you overdose here is a nurse to help you out, it just goes too far.
Maybe I am not seeing the big picture here, but I just don't see why giving them a safe place to shoot up is a good idea. Yes it is dangerous to do drugs and you could die from unsafely injecting or even from injecting at all. That is the very point, drugs are unhealthy. So why encourage a safe and somehow "approved" way to do them.
I admit I am not offering any suggestions here only shooting down the idea, but there really is little that can be said for the situation. Drugs are unhealthy and people shouldn't use them. Organizations spend millions a year trying get this point across and people still won't listen. There is a warning label that says don't drop this in a bathtub on a hairdryer. Should we be protecting the idiots who ignore the labels and blow dry their hair while bathing, or do we let them continue to collect Darwin awards?
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