In Vancouver, the “free heroin for addicts” program is doing everything it can to stop addicts from committing crimes, yet this has only led to high crime rates. As addicts find it hard to maintain relationships and jobs because of their consumption, heroin addicts will commit crimes such as breaking and entering and stealing to obtain the drugs. The problem with the program is that it doesn’t help wean these addicts off of heroin; it only protects the city crime rate by preventing minor crimes from escalating. Hospitals, in turn, benefit by not having to deal with heroin addicts using bad drugs or unsanitary needles, saving the addicts from a hospital bill that they can’t afford. This program provided addicts with free clean heroin. In turn, it fixes the city but does not address the addiction.