Safe consumption sites provide a space for drug users to use under medical supervision, and they’re gaining traction in the U.S. as rehab rates continue to falter
Medical support may not serve as an immediate recovery fix, but as Marino said, “the alternative to a safe or supervised consumption site is an unsafe and unsupervised site.” While he still recommends that people carry and be trained in administering naloxone, he adds that “a much better solution would be making people safe before they overdose rather than trying to reverse the danger afterwards when it is often already too late.
While the fight to legalize SCSs is still ongoing, it’s powerful that presidential candidates have taken stances in support of them. Not only does this help increase awareness of sensible drug policy, but it gives those living with opioid addiction a chance to recover. “Right now, the [government’s] strategy is: make drugs illegal, clear camps out, and hope the drug users magically go away — this is not working,” Parkhe added. According to, only 25 percent of methadone patients eventually abstain from opioid use; statistics like those suggest that perhaps it’s time to invest in alternative treatments, if the old way just isn’t working.
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