COLLINS: We’re losing the drug wars. Is there hope?
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TO ANSWER THE QUESTION in the headline – there’s always hope, but it’s fading fast. And while suggestions to deal with it are abundant, none of them shows any evidence of long-term success.
Treatment centres have shown promise, safe-injection sites were once the golden solution. Many offshoots of these basic ideas have come and gone, stopped by lack of resources, safety issues, location issues – and just as important, easy access.
While we try to help those who are addicted, the volume of addicts coming into the darkness of a drug-induced lifestyle is increasing alarmingly. And when the cartels have expanded to the point where they’ve set up shop right here in B.C., hope becomes a thin thread that could break at any time.
Can we win the war on drugs? I think we can contain it in some small areas. We can win some battles, but win the war? Realistically, only by divine intervention. Not sure that’s in the cards.
