Neil McKeganey thoughtfully shares his ambivalence about safe injecting centers in this video. talks about them as places of despair that, in the existing context, may be better than not creating them. He goes on to talk about what a woefully inadequate response they are and that they do not call for the rest of us to give ourselves a pat on the back.
Neil McKeganey on safe injecting centres
Published by Jason Schwartz
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time. View all posts by Jason Schwartz
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I like his response. His ambivalence is indicative of the grim reality. Harm reduction services alone are woefully inadequate, yet they may often be better than nothing. If we are truly interested in helping this population than we must recognize that we have a responsibility to do more. Harm reduction should be a link in a continuum rather than a stand alone intervention. Harm reduction providers have a responsibility to make more of an effort to link clients to recovery based services.
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