Pubdate: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 Source: Richmond Review, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 Richmond Public Library Contact: http://www.richmondreview.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/704 Author: S.Takeda TAKE PLAN TO HASTINGS Editor: Reducing the number of beds still isn't enough. You cannot just build as you like. Even though I don't live in the neighbourhood-I live three blocks away-I can understand how hard it would be if my neighbourhood was chosen. While I'm not against helping drug addicts, building a 32-bed recovery home is not the right thing to do. If you think you're helping the community by setting up a large place to cure drug addicts, you're wrong. You will only create another problem in that area. This city has enough problems such as vandalism, homelessness,violence, etc., let alone drug problems. Do you want to bring more drug problems to Richmond? Haven't you learnt the impact that having drug addicts around will bring? If you're really that desperate to build a bigger institution to help drug addicts, I'd suggest you build one in the Hastings neighbourhood or start a drug prevention program instead. Prevention is better than a cure. S.Takeda Richmond - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart