Ottawa's Drug Problems

Ottawa’s safe drug injection site located in a trailer next to the Shepherds of Good Hope remains under the watchful eye of the Ottawa Police, and that’s a good thing. While some addicts may feel intimidated by the police presence, the police have a job to do in preventing illegal drug activity.
Right now, it seems that both Ottawa Inner City Health and the Ottawa Police are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to performing their responsibilities. As some recent media coverage regarding safe injection sites appears to have placed more emphasis on the general welfare of the addict rather than the challenges faced by law enforcement, it could be helpful for the general population to know more about what exactly is being done by health officials to get people off their drug addictions. There may be more support for safe access to injection sites if they were clearly identified as places with mandated programs to provide assistance in recovery as opposed to simply continuing with the status quo.
Even though the legalization of marijuana is only months away, it may be a tough sell to convince hardcore drug addicts that they can still escape the trials and tribulations of daily life with something less harmful.