![]() Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for the federal government to display its continued ignorance on the subject of drug addiction by opposing the project. It is a smart policy that will save both lives and money. Since statistics show that most addicts share pipes, and diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C are transmitted through the open sores on cracked lips, the clean pipes will help cut down on infectious disease rates. While the federal Conservative government would disagree, Vancouver Coastal Health’s recent decision to hand out free, clean crack pipes will help some of our most stigmatized drug addicts stay alive.įollowing the lead of cities such as Calgary and Winnipeg, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) will start handing out the pipes later this year. Every day countless crack-cocai ne users across Vancouver put themselves at risk of disease by sharing crack pipes or using makeshift devices such as bottles, cans or cheap metals. ![]()
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