Insite in Toronto?
Safety first, but for whom?
Razor, a intravenous drug user uses the safe injection site Insite in Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, BC. APR. 17, 2011.
Credits: CARMINE MARINELLI / QMI AGENCY
A recent report recommended heroin injection sites in Ontario, which would be the first in the province's history
Similar programs have been used in other provinces to varying results. Some would argue that it has worked to varying degrees of success, but measuring success in a case like this is a matter up for discussion.
Keeping that in mind, Brian Lilley, Charles Adler and Jerry Agar spoke with guests about the issue on Thursday.
Brian Lilley speaks with Sun News' Sneha Kulkarni and David Berner from the Drug Prevention Network about the possiblity of heroin injection sites in Ontario.
Charles Adler and Anthony Furey look at the faulty mentality of 'safe injection sites' and why it makes the provinces little more than pushers.
Former cop and RCMP officer, Leo Knight, on why injection sites are not the right solution to a complex problem.
