Pubdate: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 Source: StarPhoenix, The (CN SN) Copyright: 2008 The StarPhoenix Contact: http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/400 Author: Frances Farness-Petit DRUG INJECTION FACILITIES INDIRECTLY AID CRIMINAL ACTS I recently read a column by Barbara Jaffe, who fervently supports Vancouver's safe injection site (Insite) program for drug addicts. She extols the benefits of this program in preventing disease and infections and saving lives, but one sentence in her article stood out: "The clinics don't supply drugs." How do the addicts obtain the drugs they use at the safe injection sites? Do they get prescriptions from doctors and buy them legally? Is it even possible to buy these drugs legally? It seems more likely that the safe injection sites are unwittingly aiding and abetting drug dealers in their nefarious activities. By using taxpayers' dollars to support addictions, aren't we encouraging criminal behaviour by addicts? These are questions that need answering. Frances Farness-Petit Saskatoon - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake