Pubdate: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Author: John Hickson Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n709/a02.html LET'S GET THE FACTS ABOUT INJECTION SITES Re: "PM wrong to oppose safe-injection site," letter, June 2. I hear a lot of opinions and rhetoric about the issue of safe-injection sites. I, for one, would like to see the hard statistics from such programs within Canada that show not just the lives saved from overdoses but how many of the "clients" get into rehab, get off drugs, and become fully functional members of society, which surely should be the goal of this program. What is the real success rate and track record ? How much has drug-related crime been reduced as a result of such programs? Otherwise, this becomes just another way to spend taxpayers' money on a program that gives the appearance of doing something, while achieving nothing. John Hickson, Cobble Hill. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman