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It turned out that many addicts simply do not want any help if offered… it’s not a resource issue and lots of money has been spent already.
by nxm 3y ago
It turned out that many addicts simply do not want any help if offered… it’s not a resource issue and lots of money has been spent already.
- zeroCalories 3y agoYou don't offer help to addicts, you force it. That's the Portugal model.
- defrost 3y agoThese seems contrary to first hand local account: I can bring a bit of context. I'm Portuguese, I know the history well. The intervention was centered in the SNS (our national health service), and soft touch. No mandatory treatments, no punitive approach. Fundamentally, we approached addicts. Safe consumption spaces, with free syringes, drug testing kits, and staffed with personnel who got to know the addicts personally. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39498028 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39498028
- pseudocomposer 3y agoBecause, in America, it’s worse to be sober and poor than to be an addict.