Root cause of drug addiction; Urban vs rural / right vs left | Letters to the Editor | Page 34 | Unpublished
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Author: Nicole Feriancek
Publication Date: May 30, 2026 - 04:00

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Root cause of drug addiction; Urban vs rural / right vs left | Letters to the Editor

May 30, 2026
Deachman is quite right in his well researched column that there are many causes for the drug addiction crisis that is rampant in our major cities. Quite right also in pointing out that eliminating safe consumption sites and replacing them with addiction treatment hubs does not solve the problem because of the shear number of cases which have escalated over last few years. Read More


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