Essay On Safe Injections

In the news there has been more recent talk about the use of heroin. The Drug Free World foundation statistics stats that 9.2 million people in the world are using heroin. There has been an increase in the use of this drug over the past 10 years, causing more people to overdose. With such a large increase of heroin users, there has been much talk about how to solve this ongoing problem. Countries around the world are now having safe injection houses. These houses are where drug users can receive illicit drug injections in a safe environment. Currently, there are 27 cities around the world with safe injection houses and none of them are in the United States. There are benefits that come with these types of houses, but there is still much debate on whether to have more of the safe injection houses. The main concern of safe injection houses is that they are advocating illegal drug use. Heroin is still illegal under law at both the national and state levels. Even though it’s illegal under the
The community is concerned that there will be an increase of crime because the people may be coming down from their high when they leave the house. When someone is coming down from a high they crave the drug more and will do anything to go back to their high, causing crime. Parents are also concerned with these houses being close to where their children live. They are concerned that their children will start to use the drug because the government is saying that it’s okay to use the drug. Not only are people concerned with what will happen to the community or children but how expensive they are to have. Many people believe the money should be spent on a greater purpose like a detox facility, in order to decrease the drug use. The United States may be the next country to have a safe injection house, but the debate is continuing on whether the negatives outweigh the