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Originally Posted by lirette
I am against a plan that will ultimately leads to worse outcomes regardless of it making people feel better in the moment. The status quo is absolutely better than an option that makes things worse if its a binary choice.
I would imagine though at a high level I would support things that target the issue before it reaches a breaking point such as:
-Further investment in clinics for voluntary treatment, whether that's increased wages for addiction professionals, increased schooling access for addiction professionals. Tax credits for people who stay in NB to work after school etc. We will never get anywhere if we can't get that waitlist down
-Create models like 12 neighbors all over the province, starting with Moncton & Saint John
-Investments in police services to deal with supply (this needs to happen at all government levels).
-Increase in mental health services available - many of these issues begin as mental health issues, that spiral to drug use because self medication will happen if someone cannot get help.
-Invest in programs that help people re-integrate in society after incarceration
Ultimately these issues tie back to the biggest issues in our province, health care & housing. People don't just find themselves doing fentanyl when things are going well in the jobs and family life, and if they do they often have support systems that the people who we see distressed on the streets never had.
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Don't disagree with many points, but the gap is where the problems lie. Mind the gap, suggests the kind voice on the tube.
What's your proposal for individuals that resist voluntary treatment?
If 20% (a # plucked from the air) are resistant to voluntary treatment, what should be done?
As an aside, I would love to know the micromorts per use based on the current supply. BC estimated the micromorts to be around 1 in 2020, but that was on a population basis, and not by exposure to activity.
Would it rate up there with ascent of Everest, I wonder at 37,932 per successful ascent?
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