Mission Musings: And I'm paying for this?

Sunday, March 11, 2007

And I'm paying for this?

Did you know that some of your tax dollars in Regina are going to the Needle Exchange Program? That's right. We have a van that drives around the city, handing out free needles and spoons to our 2000 drug addicts.

Oh, wait, there's more. They actually deliver it to your door! Wow!! What service! Perhaps a big round of applause for our local STD Clinic, Carmichael Outreach and the Aids Program South Saskatchewan Office. The goal is, of course, less disease.

At Souls Harbour RESCUE Mission, we have a zero tolerance policy. I find that quite effective for kicking the habit. Which is, of course, OUR goal.

Doing drugs has become a very political topic. Reminds me of religion. Well, it's their decision and that is fine. I will support them. But it doesn't make it good for me. Tolerance abounds.

Need I remind you, people, that steet drugs are illegal??!! It's not supposed to be our choice!

IF (and I do mean "if") a person asks for help with their addiction,they will be referred. To my knowledge we've never received a referral.

Seriously, if all the supplies I need to remain an addict are delivered to my door each week, why would I see a need for change?

This was taken from an article from Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region healthnews - Summer 2006. Most of us get it delivered to our door for free. It was a full page spread. Did anyone call any of the outreaches listed? Did anyone write or email the Health Region?

It's not too late:
1-306-766-5365
publicaffairs@rqhealth.ca

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1 Comments:

At March 12, 2007 4:57 PM , Haralowka said...: Yes you are paying for this, we all are. It seems our Health Region's priorities are in the wrong place. Providing needles to drug addicts only reinforces their habit and makes it acceptable to society.
Those people who choose to use intervenous drugs have made that decision. Their chances of living to a ripe old age seems unlikely.

What bugs me even more after looking at the Regina Qu'Appelle Newspaper it is a waste of money, time and talent putting out a propaganda bulletin telling people what we already know.
Instead of putting money toward health care for nurses, doctors, and equipment we are wasting money on bureaucrats, administrators and people who have their own political agenda.
And that's for what it's worth.