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Originally Posted by Makarov
How are safe injection sites sacrificing the health and safety of law abiding citizens? The whole purpose of them is to, hopefully, reduce the harm (to both users and the public) caused by intravenous drug use. Drug users will use drugs with or without a safe injection site.
I agree however that Calgary Police need to have a strategy for dealing with crime that will understandably increase in the areas around safe injection sites.
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I would look at the concept here, because it keeps sounding less like a safe injection site and more like a staffed needle pick up and these people aren't doing their thing on site and under supervision, but just taking needles and going elsewhere.
I think there's a harm and safety issue in terms of needles being left laying. I also think crime itself is a safety issue as we're talking about break ins, car thefts and physical violence as crimes.
I agree absolutely that the police have to do more in that area. But I wonder if more has to be done in terms of the overall strategy of the safe injection site?