Quote Originally Posted by theGinsue View Post

What I do expect to see is more used needles all over the streets for blocks around this site.
Just on this point alone, isn't the part of the purpose of these sites to provide clean needles? I thought that part of this was providing clean needles to reduce spreading disease, so I have to imagine that part of the way they operate would be to leave the used needle on site to be properly disposed. That being said, lack of used needles around is hardly an argument for the whole operation.

I've been struggling since the thread was posted to remember what any positives to this type of operation were when presented in the media. I can't for the life of me think of anything that sticks out more than the clean needle use. That by itself is such a small thing that it's like, who cares? Unless this was done in conjunction with some proven treatment to actually help people rid themselves of their addiction, I just don't see the point and the negatives really vastly outweigh any positives. Money, public or private, doesn't really matter* where it comes from, should be used toward cures, not comfort while someone navigates an addiction that generally only leads to one place.


*I'm not saying that I don't care if public money is used. I'm saying that regardless of where the money comes from, be it the passionate private sector, or the stolen public sector, it should be used well. This idea is lacking.