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Needle Exchange Program

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Barbara Mcmillan
8 years ago

Not happy with this program can not see the benefits at all . If person is sick needs to be put in treatment .

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Shayne Gilmar
8 years ago

Safe injection sites are a farce and a travesty of government. They spit in the face of and endanger the common good and pander to a minority that would be better served with treatment and rehabilitation. I grew up in this community and I am sickened to see prostitutes and drug addicts patrolling our streets on a regular basis. SHUT THIS FACILITY DOWN!

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Karen Fritz
8 years ago

These poor lost souls! We need to show love and support which helps them out of their addictions instead of enabling them. Bringing back the old needles is a small start at helping them learn responsibility. Let's help them begin to have some hope and self respect. There are many successful charitable organizations with great success rates in helping these precious souls. The key is to truly love them. That means helping them out of the addictions rut they are in. Not enabling, perpectuating and affirming them in their dysunction.

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Alisha Velthuis
8 years ago

It’s not safe the way the arches are handing out needles nor is it legal!! Let’s get lethbridge safe again!!!

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Why not have the site and use it for counselling and not handing out needles. Diane Hall (see previous comments on here) says it well.

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Ron Schuwer
8 years ago

I would prefer them using the needles inside the “safe” facility, but not letting them take them outside of the facility.

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Ann Norford
8 years ago

We are not encouraging responsibility when we don’t ask them to return their used needles. Start and exchange program as a sign of our care for them and others.

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Annette Malan
8 years ago

enabling people is NEVER a good idea and will be never ending. The choices we make is the life we live....

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Kris Snidal
8 years ago

Exchange old for new seems reasonable, they will figure it out if they want the new needle.. and keep them off the school grounds or park

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Sharon Stromsmoe
8 years ago

Please halt this program

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Michalla Janzen
8 years ago

If they are gonna do these save injection sites they should make them use IN the building and stay until they are able to normally function. Also how about spending some money on more detox/rehab facilities instead of enabling!

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Lynne Andrews
8 years ago

No more handouts. It’s ridiculous.

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Emily Cisar
8 years ago

4 yrs ago I remember being able to go to anywhere and never seeing a needle!

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Dale Isherwood
8 years ago

What is wrong with people, these are criminals, breaking the law. No one ever asked me if my tax dollars could be spent enabling addicts. If we need to spend money on addicts then spend the money trying to help them get straight. Further more it’s now spreading out on to the streets of Lethbridge, causing businesses to close and our children to be endangered and hurt. This centre needs to be closed. And all councillors to be held responsible during the next election.

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Char Nesbit
8 years ago

Stop the distribution of needles into the community.

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Brent Skidmore
8 years ago

Agreed... far to little "supervision" is evident in this program. I was quite pleased to hear that this initiative was being established, but the outcome is understandably laughable given the latitude allowed for users. get your act togather or shut the program down.

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Walker
8 years ago

Fuck arches and their communist information sensorineural bullshit this city has gone to hell

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Anonymous
8 years ago

It is time the good citizens of Lethbridge are protected and people that inflict drugs into their system, be responsible, Our new name Needle City. City and Alberta building an empire, Waste of resources.

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Bill Morgan
8 years ago

stop enabling, it's madness to think that improves the situation.

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Brent Nicol
8 years ago

I am a resident of Lethbridge and use to work downtown near the YMCA . The amount of needles on the ground in that area by the track is outrageous and some sort of action needs to be taken. This is a good cause