Canada ready to open North America's first supervised drug injection site

Curious drug users gathered outside as North America's first supervised drug injection site officially opened on the Downtown Eastside yesterday.

"I think it's great," said Melody Kitchener, 41, who is on a methadone program to try to kick her 28-year heroin/coc aine habit.

"I only live about a hundred feet away. I usually use [in my apartment] by myself but they tell us never to use alone because if you take a pinch too much . . ."

There is massive public support for the site. Mayor Larry Campbell, a former coroner, won a landslide election last year mainly on his party's drug platform.

supervised drug injection

There was actually a thread on this, not too long ago...

Sure...what's next? Prescribed narcotics, so addicts can wean themselves off?

Bah, like I care if a bunch of junkies give themselves Hepatitus or Aids.... I love the fact that the Mayor's former occupation is "coroner"....

[Edited on 16-9-2003 by earthtone]

Originally posted by Gazrok
There was actually a thread on this, not too long ago...

Sure...what's next? Prescribed narcotics, so addicts can wean themselves off?

Bah, like I care if a bunch of junkies give themselves Hepatitus or Aids.... I love the fact that the Mayor's former occupation is "coroner"....

Oh sorry, didn't see the thread.
It's costing the taxpayer $3.7 Million to build and maintain the center.
You would think there would be some alternative way to cure this problem rather than promoting it?

nutin like injecting in the 'hood wit u fellow junkies

the concept doesn't sound so bad to me, as there should be less used needles in streets and parks.

It's not promoting it, it's supporting the people who need help. . .