Why don’t you get a blog of your own, where you can post grandstanding proclamations? Oh wait, you HAVE one already?

The comments section here is for comments that relate to the post. Since the AGM is long over and you’re only engaging in copypasta, not debate, I encourage you to move on.

Harm reduction using drugs not using drugs our system is so far over the top that we now have a concern that anyone who needs detox has to be careful not to overdose if they go back to there addiction, I have known quite a few people who have gone on to full recovery from detox, Without it there would not have been a chance in hell, I’ll also agree that some people are more likely to overdose after a short stay in detox . To me anyday that a drug addict is clean is a day worth living. While in detox the chance of having a look at your life might be a breaking point for some. Personally if all detox offered was bed and breakfast for seventy percent of there client’s I would support it, not having to beg borrow or steal sell your body or crawl threw garbage to support a habit is very destructive. A roof over your head three squares medicine counseling all very positive and supportive most of the hardcore addicts that go into detox experience a well deserved break from a brutal life

I know how many beds there are. I also know there are fewer than 25 beds for teens with addictions. But looking at the recidivism stats for grads of detox programs, I don’t think that detox is the game-changer.

I think that detox without prevention only increases the odds that the addicted population will die of overdoses post-rehab. If you don’t decrease the number of people becoming addicted, the net effect of detox is to increase the likelihood of fatal OD. If you decrease the number of people becoming addicted, not only is there less pressure on detox resources and more opportunity for follow-up, but you’ll decrease fatalities.