"The criticism of needle distribution in Thunder Bay is ongoing....
"I think the resistance to harm reduction runs deeper than a simple lack of understanding. Fear is part of it, but even more at play is the cultural myth perpetuated by our North American emphasis on individualism that people could quit if they only tried, that those that don’t quit, are somehow weak. Science has proven that myth wrong, time and again.
There’s no pat answer for why someone develops an addiction, but we do know that it is a complex response to biological, psychological and environmental conditions that are different for everyone. In fact, comprehensive research by Dr. Vincent Fellitti has drawn a clear link between adverse childhood events and not only addiction, but also many other chronic illnesses including heart disease...."
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/content/news/local/2013/06/17/resistance-harm-reduction
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