A Safe Place to Shoot Up

In response to the U.S. House of Representatives' recent vote to remove needle exchange opportunities for residents of Washington, D.C., I thought I'd post a link to an article discussing this complex issue and how out of line with accepted best practices relating to drug policy. Click on the link below to read more.

A Safe Place to Shoot Up: "Drug policy is not often seen as a public health issue, and the war on drugs is usually a public safety issue. While supervised injection sites are unheard of in most places, needle exchange is much more common. You can find needle exchange programs in such American cities as San Francisco and New York City. In addition, California voters approved Proposition 36 (also known as Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act) in 2000, treatment instead of jail legislation. The legislation treats drug addiction as a health problem instead of solely a public safety issue."