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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

In 2018, officials in the U.S. city of Philadelphia city proposed opening a “safe haven” in an effort to combat the city's heroin epidemic. In 2016 64,070 people died in the U.S. from drug overdoses - a 21% increase from 2015. 3/4 of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. are caused by the opioid class of drugs which includes prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. To combat the epidemic cities including Vancouver, BC and Sydney, AUS opened safe havens where addicts can inject drugs under the supervision of medical professionals. The safe havens reduce the overdose death…  

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Response rates from 634 Toronto 56 voters.

55%
Yes
45%
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45%
Yes
36%
No
10%
Yes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue
7%
No, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers
1%
Yes, this is necessary to reduce the drug overdose death rate
2%
No, but legalize drugs

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 @9ZTRL63from British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

No, those with severe drug addictions that are majorly negatively impacting their lives should be put into mandatory rehab

 @B39CH5Xfrom Saskatchewan  answered…1mo1MO

Safe havens should be in non-residential areas where they can be monitored by protection services and where they can provide addiction and mental health services to those who need it.

 @9FQ2ZJYfrom Yukon Territory  answered…2yrs2Y

No Prefer to see funding go towards facilitirs that offer help with dependency, offer mental health assistance and rehabilitation

 @9GYSNHDfrom Nova Scotia  answered…1yr1Y

No, we should not encourage drug use but drug abuse should be seen as a health issue not a criminal one. People should not have to suffer because of past mistakes.

 @B3BDTW5from Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, only if proper resources are in place to drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue. Look at Portugal as an example.

 @8VS4SD7from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes and also implement a program to get them off the drugs

 @B4H5T5Zfrom Alberta  answered…2 days2D

There should be housing where a numbers of addicted live together and doctors give the drugs on a schedule along with mental health care and educational programs and other programs. Then slowly reduce the drugs until the addiction is in remission and the addict becomes a full functional person.

 @B4FMP89from Ontario  answered…5 days5D

Yes, drug abuse shouldn't be criminalized, but there should be more funding for rehabilitation centers.

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Gallup Poll Bombshell: Over Half of Ukrainians Ready for Peace

More than half of Ukrainians want talks to end the war with Russia, according to the latest Gallup polls released on Tuesday, the war’s 1,000th day. The surveys, conducted in August and October, found that 52 percent of Ukrainians want their nation to negotiate an end to the war in Eastern Europe that has been raging for over two-and-half years. Almost four in 10 Ukrainians, 38 percent, want their military to keep fighting until it wins the war. Some 9 percent did not know or refused to share their opinion on the matter. The outlook of the Ukrainians is different from the period when the invasion began in February 2022. Just months after Russia’s invasion kicked off, around 73 percent of Ukrainians wanted to keep fighting. The support for continued fighting dropped among Ukrainians in 2023 when 63 percent wanted the conflict to continue while 27 percent preferred a negotiated peace, according to the survey. The poll comes as Ukraine fired U.S.-made long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time since the restriction was reportedly lifted by the Biden administration. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The support for continuing the war has dropped among Ukrainians across the country, dipping to below 50 percent throughout the nation this year, Gallup noted. The biggest declines were in regions that are far from the front lines. Over half of Ukrainians, 52 percent, agree that Kyiv should be open to making some territorial concessions as part of a cease-fire, according to the poll. Around 38 percent disagreed while another 10 percent did not know.

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