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powderjunkie · 08-11-2019, 01:45 PM

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/...r-to-addiction

Sounds like lots of backlash to this piece from medical professionals and other experts, though it seems somewhat targeted at the headline/semantics (no one ever said safe-injection sites were the 'answer').

I am curious about the idea of treatment jails. My first instinct is that success is unlikely without genuine buy-in from the individual, and that the costs/logistics will be astronomical compared to the success rate (really curious about context for the RI 93% thing...guessing it's about as valid as claiming 7% of Canadian bankruptcies come from medical bills vs. 4% in the US...)

I'm pretty sure the answer is that there is no answer. Our healthcare system is very good at keeping people alive, but we are nowhere near achieving proactivity or facilitating optimal wellness for regular people, let alone addicts...

08-11-2019, 01:45 PM	#218
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/...r-to-addiction Sounds like lots of backlash to this piece from medical professionals and other experts, though it seems somewhat targeted at the headline/semantics (no one ever said safe-injection sites were the 'answer'). I am curious about the idea of treatment jails. My first instinct is that success is unlikely without genuine buy-in from the individual, and that the costs/logistics will be astronomical compared to the success rate (really curious about context for the RI 93% thing...guessing it's about as valid as claiming 7% of Canadian bankruptcies come from medical bills vs. 4% in the US...) I'm pretty sure the answer is that there is no answer. Our healthcare system is very good at keeping people alive, but we are nowhere near achieving proactivity or facilitating optimal wellness for regular people, let alone addicts...