“Everybody’s looking for help:” Addicts discuss need for safe consumption site in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE – “I guess they just have to live the life to understand. Because nobody understands it. I never used to understand it, until what happened to me.”
John (Not his actual name, but he was uncomfortable being identified for this interview) casts his eyes down at his hands, as he talks about the need for the ARCHES supervised consumption site that’s set to open in Lethbridge within the next few months.
“I lost my kids, and I got depressed and I had nothing to go to,” he continues, keeping his gaze lowered. “Alcohol wasn’t doing nothing no more, so I tried this drug, and I almost liked it. I liked it and I hated it at the same time. It takes something away, it takes the feeling away that I don’t like, but it brings [another] feeling that I don’t like.”
When asked what he uses, John simply replies “Everything”.