In summary, safe injection programs benefit the government by helping to reduce healthcare cost. The sites serve as a connection to detox and treatment. Offering a clean safe, non-judgmental environment encourages users to connect with other services, whether that be treatment for a drug related or health care. (Andrew, 2016), Safe injection sites serve the purpose of preventing death. If people share needles they can spread infectious diseases and leave needles on streets for others to find and spread. This can spread disease which can affect us all. The only way to stop drug use is to have and environment that will help the user to stop using. We cannot control addiction by ignoring it, it just makes space and a market for another dealer.
