Pubdate: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2006 The Vancouver Sun Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Author: James Hopkins Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n1189/a02.html OPENING SUPERVISED INJECTION SITE LAUDED AS 'A GREAT CHOICE' There has been plenty of controversy recently about the supervised injection site in Vancouver. I think opening Insite was a great choice. A drug addict is a drug addict, and it doesn't matter how much you reason, plead or beg with them; that's their decision. So what does a starving, half-clothed junkie do to get the fix he or she needs? The bottom line: Just about anything. Whether it's snatching a woman's purse or robbing a corner store, addicts will always find a way to get their drug of choice into their system. It's clear that their minds have been made about engaging in these activities. Now it's up to the rest of us to find the easiest, cleanest and, most importantly, safest way of going about sharing our streets with such people. Would you rather have addicts sitting on the corner, leaving their needles on the same streets we walk on? Or would you rather have them in a designated spot with proper methods of disposing of the needles? There will always be drug addicts. The best we can try to do is work with them to keep ourselves and our streets as safe as possible. James Hopkins North Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D