He's the only Mayor that I know who has been very outspoken on this issue. As I told all MLA'S from both parties during the by-election in Saint John - If you believe the smell of marrijuana is bad in the buildings you enter?
Just think of the use of Dilaudid going on that you cannot smell??? Think about it!!!
Thumbs up for the Mayor of Fredericton!
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He is a Great Man with a Great Vision for Fredericton. Too bad that no other Mayor speaks up or maybe they are too old to understand the impact of the legal heroin. Great Work Mayor Woodside!
I have great respect for His Worship Mayor Woodside, However, I do believe that band-aid responses to the serious problem of drug addiction is not the answer. Here is my Thoughts on the problem of the Problem of Addiction.
This is a response I wrote to the readers Fourm of the Fredericton, it reads as follows;
The Fredericton Daily Gleaner
Opinion, Tuesday, August 23, 2005, p. C7
Readers' Forum
Has a good solution to addiction problems:
I would like to comment on the issue of addiction and homelessness that has gripped many of our fellow citizens in this city.
I have noticed that over the last while there has been a rise in crime and substance abuse in our city. I know many of these people, I get along with them, and I think the world of them.
I am very concerned for their safety and wellbeing, because many of them are hooked on narcotics and other recreational substances that are destroying them from the inside out, and is also more then likely stealing a good part of their soul.
This kind of lifestyle is an absolute dead end road full of countless heartache, and a multitude of broken dreams. Family and friends are lost, marriages are ruined, and the individual loses self-esteem and most of all, hope and dignity as a person.
Much of the problem that causes this kind of situation in the lives of individuals, is that they are suffering from a broken heart, whether it is from some kind of abuse, or lack of self-esteem, the situation is always haunting them.
I applaud many of the agencies that are truly wanting and trying to help to encourage these people to get some kind of help for the dilemma they are in. But the fact of the matter is that it is not working and for many who do manage to stay clean, they only get a short reprieve from the nightmare of addiction.
The reality is that many end up going back to the drugs, alcohol, and the lifestyle that goes along with it, and for many the nightmare starts all over again.
I think we need to understand right now that this issue is not going to go away until we as a community and a society seek the true source for all of our every need.
That source is not methadone treatments, it is not anti-abuse and it is not needle exchange programs. It is through a Personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour.
He alone is the true source, and it is only Jesus Christ who knows our deepest hurts and sorrows, and it is he alone who can heal the troubled soul.
He will do it. I have been away from the alcohol and drug addiction for many years and I can honestly and truly say that my faith in what Jesus did on the cross has freed me from the old life and habits.
Michael G. McKay Fredericton
Category: Editorial and Opinions
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That's fine if that's what worked for you, but people are different. No two people are alike and to say that getting on your knees and thanking Jesus is going to 'set you free' is, at minimum, debateable. Good for you for kicking the habit, but you don't give insulin to a cancer patient and what's good for one person isn't necessarily good for another.
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