Drug Rehab Solutions Needed in Vancouver

Recently this week, Housing Minister Rick Coleman, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, had to shut down a controversial new shelter located under the Granville Bridge in Vancouver.  This was primarily due to lack of funds and many local residents complaining of drugs, drug dealers, and crime.  The majority of these shelters located in Vancouver house the homeless.  Unfortunately, a large majority of these homeless are addicted to some form of illicit drug or narcotic.  With the Olympics coming to the city of Vancouver, the province of British Columbia is always looking for new ways to raise funds for more housing to attempt to prevent an overwhelming homeless situation. 

With so many people addicted to drugs in the province of British Columbia, it only makes sense to not only help shelter these individuals, but to also provide effective rehabilitation for those suffering from drug addiction.  When new housing shelters are built, it will not be uncommon for drugs, crime, and drug addiction to follow.  The Narconon drug rehab program has seen many people come through our program who have been in a situation where they have ended up losing their home.  When an addict is at such a low point in their life, they will only find more ways to continue using drugs, and this of course only increases the problem of drugs and crime in major cities, especially Vancouver.  The city of Vancouver has many different housing shelters built and being used by kids and adults.  There is an estimated 1500 people living in shelters and on the street every night in the city.  The province also plans to build 14 new social housing projects that will provide apartments for the mentally ill and the drug addicted, in an attempt to reduce homeless. 

The drug problems facing the people of British Columbia are not going to go away by only providing housing and shelter.  The province must keep up its efforts to provide effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation and prevention.  This combined with the housing will drastically reduce the drug and crime rates throughout the province.  If you or someone you know is addicted to drugs or alcohol, call the Narconon drug rehab toll free line at, 1-877-782-7409, or visit the website at, http://narconon.ca/

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