Pubdate: Sun, 15 Oct 2006
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2006 The Province
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/theprovince/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: Beck Foreman

UNDER THE PILLARS

After all this time, it still seems that people don't get it. Safe- 
injection sites are not supposed to be the answer to drug addiction 
and/or homelessness.

The concept falls under harm reduction, part of the four-pillar 
approach -- the other three pillars being prevention, treatment and 
enforcement.

Harm reduction means reducing the spread of communicable diseases and 
preventing overdose deaths, among other things.

This means needles are disposed of safely, rather then being tossed 
into a park or alley.

By receiving clean, sterile needles, the possible transmission risk 
of a deadly disease is reduced.

Let's get the contaminated needles off the streets and disposed of 
safely and properly.

Beck Foreman,

Abbotsford
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