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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
First of all, you don't treat a mental health issues like addiction out of a van or a safe consumption site. This takes actual counseling from highly trained mental health professionals, not just nurses who are present to make sure you don't kill yourself.
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I know that, they know that. None of this is an easy problem to fix.
“Safeworks staff are also working to connect clients with addictions supports.
They have made more than 243 referrals to social workers, the opioid dependency program and other supports since the site opened.”
My last point on this is, are there people who are jealous of the lives that meth/fentanyl/heroine users live? There are always jokes about it being a “free ride”, “they should serve munchies”. You are more than welcome to start that life, but I wish you wouldn’t. Seeing junkies in real life as a kid downtown was probably the best lesson I ever learned. Never wanted to end up like that.
As I’ve aged I’ve realized there is much more involved in each individual case than I ever had considered. The previous/current way of handling this isn’t working. It never worked, it’s never going to work. I’m open to, and hopeful for, new ideas.