The Opioid Crisis refers to the drastically increased and popularized usage of opioids, especially fentanyl. In Cambridge, the core Galt area is mostly affected by this issue, as many used drug needles can be seen in the surroundings. There have been countless cases of fentanyl overdoses in Cambridge, and kits including a drug known as naloxone is being used to reverse the effects of opioids. There is currently debate surrounding the topic of establishing supervised and safe injection sites, and where they should be located.
A possible solution to the issue is eliminating all supplies of opioid drugs, and although this would prevent further drug use, it is time-taking, not feasible and people will somehow find ways to obtain drugs. Another …show more content…
This would be achieved through raising awareness opioid drugs to prevent addiction, installing safe injection sites in Cambridge’s core areas, and encouraging the use of rehabilitation centers. This solution ensures numerous advantages, and is in the best interest of majority of the stakeholders, as it covers the topics of unclean injection, accessibility to the injection sites, littered syringes, preventing addiction, and recovery of those who are already addicted. Moreover, this solution is very feasible, as some its components are already being implemented by the city, an example being, educating students of the effects of drugs, and the existing rehabilitation centers. As for the safe injection sites, it is evidently a feasible aspect of the plan, since the city of Cambridge is already willing to establish them, and are simply unsure of their …show more content…
This will be communicated to the drug users and citizens through the use of newsletters and a website that explains the issue and the chosen solution. By writing a letter to the local officials, the City of Cambridge will be informed that a safe injection site in a core area would ensure that the drug users will actually go to the site, and will result in a fast resolution of the problem, paired with the implementation of the other two plans. Since the local citizens will already be convinced, the municipal government will make choices that are in the best interest of majority of the
A possible solution to the issue is eliminating all supplies of opioid drugs, and although this would prevent further drug use, it is time-taking, not feasible and people will somehow find ways to obtain drugs. Another …show more content…
This would be achieved through raising awareness opioid drugs to prevent addiction, installing safe injection sites in Cambridge’s core areas, and encouraging the use of rehabilitation centers. This solution ensures numerous advantages, and is in the best interest of majority of the stakeholders, as it covers the topics of unclean injection, accessibility to the injection sites, littered syringes, preventing addiction, and recovery of those who are already addicted. Moreover, this solution is very feasible, as some its components are already being implemented by the city, an example being, educating students of the effects of drugs, and the existing rehabilitation centers. As for the safe injection sites, it is evidently a feasible aspect of the plan, since the city of Cambridge is already willing to establish them, and are simply unsure of their …show more content…
This will be communicated to the drug users and citizens through the use of newsletters and a website that explains the issue and the chosen solution. By writing a letter to the local officials, the City of Cambridge will be informed that a safe injection site in a core area would ensure that the drug users will actually go to the site, and will result in a fast resolution of the problem, paired with the implementation of the other two plans. Since the local citizens will already be convinced, the municipal government will make choices that are in the best interest of majority of the