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Originally Posted by you&me
I don't think that's fair.
I would guess the vast, vast (vast) majority of people are in favour of "street-entrenched and vulnerable people to actually receive dignified care"... What they're not in favour of is increased property crimes & thefts and littered needles not being properly disposed of... I don't understand why it's not acceptable for someone to be opposed to those things without being considered a heartless monster nimby.
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Look, no one is saying that safe injection sites are a magic bullet. They are a bandaid solution. That said, preventing overdoses and IV transmitted infections is an important part of the solution that can't be ignored.
I live in the global capital of littered needles, and yeah, you see them, but I think some posters here are being a little bit hysterical about the problem.
In Vancouver, if you see one, you can phone a service, and they will pick it up immediately.