I lived in N. CA from 1974 to 2004, almost 30 years. I recall in 1988 when SF started passing out needles to intravenous drug addicts "to prevent the spread of disease."Genius!
Check out this story from USA TODAY: Give alcohol to addicts? San Francisco's controversial idea may save lives
Critics say the city is enabling addiction at taxpayers' expense, but defenders hail MAP for stabilizing a particularly vulnerable population.
'I was killing myself': San Francisco program giving alcohol to addicts may save lives
Critics say the city is enabling addiction at taxpayers' expense, but defenders hail MAP for stabilizing a particularly vulnerable population.www.usatoday.com
That was 35 years ago.
How'd that work out for ya, SF? How are things there now?
Morons.