B2 – Upper Intermediate
In the fight against opioid addiction in the country, the first supervised drug injection center of America has just been opened in New York. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of the establishment of many more centers such as this to help curb the record overdoses in the country.
Watch the video and read the article about the first supervised illegal drug injection site in New York.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think of injection centers such as this?
- Do you think that the centre will attract more drug users to the area? Explain your opinion.
- How does substance abuse impact a person’s life?
- How big is the problem of addition in your city/country? Why do you think this is?
- What else can be done to help address the problem with addiction?