Point/Counterpoint

Safe Injection Sites

The McGill Debating Union has once again collaborated with the McGill Daily to publish another Point/Counterpoint. This time, the topic is safe injection sites.

The real question is, should we make addicts suffer in order to “teach them a lesson?” Should we allow them to continue dangerous practices to possibly contract diseases and die of overdoses when a successful prevention already methods exists?

POINT

Sarina Isenberg

In no other sphere of society does our government explicitly condemn a particular act – through criminalization, for example – and then provide funding for a facility that directly contravenes those laws. The paradox of Insite is at the core of the debate over drug strategy in Canada. How can we legitimately further a message of “just say no” while simultaneously supporting facilities such as Insite? The question of safe injection sites in Canada must not be viewed in a vacuum; instead, it must be considered within the context of our broader anti-drug strategy.

COUNTERPOINT

Sean Stefanik

You can read the full article here:

The McGill Daily – Safe injection sites