Conflicting views are held on whether supervised injection rooms should be provided for heroin and other opiate addicts in Dublin. Those opposed are concerned about facilitating illegal drug use; about the effective use of limited health funding and about policing and other social issues.
Supporters argue the provision of a supervised environment encourages addicts to access other health services while reducing the threat to the local community from discarded needles and syringes. The most convincing point in favour, however, relies on the fact that not a single death has occurred in these, medically-supervised facilities.
Source: The Irish Times, 08/02/17
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