The Tacoma Needle Exchange program is expanding its services & giving drug users clean smoking devices (pipes), claiming this will reduce some risks. Though
I disagree with the whole premise of giving drug users any paraphernalia. That just encourages drug use and increases crime.
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(52 votes)
We need to try something to mitigate the rise in drug overdoses in Washington and the country. So long as we're collecting concrete data about how this program is helping, I say we should do it.
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(8 votes)
I think providing clean needles makes sense — that greatly reduces the risk of blood-borne diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. But pipes? I don't see the benefits.
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(3 votes)
Like sharing needles, sharing crack pipes can increase the risk of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, especially if they're damaged or broken. I hope this program reduces some negative health effects for drug users.
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(0 votes)
This is not an issue I care about.
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Total Votes: 63
