ARE DRUG INJECTION SITES GOVERNMENT RUN DRUG DENS

NOTHING UNIQUE ABOUT NANAIMO DRUG ISSUES AROUND INJECTION SITES

Safe Injection Sites: A Failed Experiment

Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell calls safe injection sites “a mess and disaster” that bring crime wherever they operate.

The video he was speaking to focused on Toronto, but you could easily swap in “downtown Nanaimo” and the story would sound the same.

These sites were supposed to be about tolerance, not solutions. They have done nothing to reduce addiction or the harms tied to it. In Nanaimo, the reality is clear: they have not eased the problems of drug use or the crime and disorder that come with it.

Meanwhile, senior governments refuse to introduce mandatory treatment for addicts or real jail time for criminals—clear signs they lack the will to solve the problem. Instead, it looks like they’re content to manage chaos. An entire industry now exists around “managing” addiction, and too many jobs and agencies depend on the crisis continuing.

Which raises a troubling question: when governments tolerate open drug use, fund so-called “safe” sites, and refuse to enforce meaningful consequences, are they fighting the drug crisis—or quietly benefiting from its continuation? Whether by design or by negligence, the effect is the same: a permanent industry of chaos, where addiction is never solved, but always subsidized.

One thing is certain: building more taxpayer-funded drug dens is not the answer.