Re:Vermont Quits War on Drugs to Treat Heroin Abuse as Healt...
by mpthrapp on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:05PM
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C'mon, don't know you know that making something illegal automatically makes everyone in the world stop doing it? /s
No, but seriously - and I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir - we desperately need reforms in both the Mental Health and Drug sectors in the US. Vermont's initiative seems to be a step in the right direction. It reminds me a bit of the Canadian Insite[1], which is a place where addicts can go to be in a sterile environment and be under medical supervision while they use.
No, but seriously - and I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir - we desperately need reforms in both the Mental Health and Drug sectors in the US. Vermont's initiative seems to be a step in the right direction. It reminds me a bit of the Canadian Insite[1], which is a place where addicts can go to be in a sterile environment and be under medical supervision while they use.
[1]http://supervisedinjection.vch.ca/