Alcohol withdrawal is no joke and it can be deadly. I have gone through withdrawal a couple of times in my life and it is debilitating, even in less serious cases like mine. (I am surprised I didn’t end up in the hospital the last time as I quit on my own without supervision. That was grade-A stupid.)
All political stuff aside, giving out a few drinks will save lives. However, the odds are astronomical that someone might actually use the program as a means to wean themselves off. Still, there is a chance that someone cleans themselves up and that is good enough for me.
The cost should be minimal, I would speculate, as there are countless forms of cheap alcohols out there.
It’s sort of like a supervised injection site, no? Those site have been shown to lead to harm reduction and stopping addiction. Line you say, it’s not likely that any one person will come to get clean but over time people build up trust with staff at the sites
Yeah that is a way to look at it. If people need to get alcohol, it should be medically dosed and without all the frills of a bar. Any place that does this should only have the function of keeping someone alive. Period.
Unfortunately, the people who would need this are likely already in bad shape. However, even having some glimmer of trust in someone else, even if it is just a staff member at one of these places, could be a great start to recovery.
And yes, addicts may go to great lengths to get their fix and reducing any criminal activity related to that is good for everyone.
The absolute truth of the matter is that someone has to absolutely commit to breaking an addiction. A few free drinks a day may keep someone alive long enough to do that for themselves.
Alcohol withdrawal is no joke and it can be deadly. I have gone through withdrawal a couple of times in my life and it is debilitating, even in less serious cases like mine. (I am surprised I didn’t end up in the hospital the last time as I quit on my own without supervision. That was grade-A stupid.)
All political stuff aside, giving out a few drinks will save lives. However, the odds are astronomical that someone might actually use the program as a means to wean themselves off. Still, there is a chance that someone cleans themselves up and that is good enough for me.
The cost should be minimal, I would speculate, as there are countless forms of cheap alcohols out there.
It’s sort of like a supervised injection site, no? Those site have been shown to lead to harm reduction and stopping addiction. Line you say, it’s not likely that any one person will come to get clean but over time people build up trust with staff at the sites
Yeah that is a way to look at it. If people need to get alcohol, it should be medically dosed and without all the frills of a bar. Any place that does this should only have the function of keeping someone alive. Period.
Unfortunately, the people who would need this are likely already in bad shape. However, even having some glimmer of trust in someone else, even if it is just a staff member at one of these places, could be a great start to recovery.
And yes, addicts may go to great lengths to get their fix and reducing any criminal activity related to that is good for everyone.
The absolute truth of the matter is that someone has to absolutely commit to breaking an addiction. A few free drinks a day may keep someone alive long enough to do that for themselves.