Heroin addicts in Vancouver are a major problem and it makes sense if supported by such data. This free heroin for addicts scheme will be targeted towards addressing ever rising crime rates associated with addiction. Addicts often find it impossible to do the things that most of us can take for granted each day like going to work, meeting friends, or sustaining relationships without the drug in their system. Crackheads, in need of a fix they are willing to do almost anything from breaking and entering to robbery finding anyone who might supply them with what they crave. But this program fails to address the most important concept of getting those addicted off their addictions. Rather, it aims to cut crime by dispensing measured quantities of heroin, limiting addicts’ street time and ER visits. This relieves the pressure on hospitals saturated by consumers using dirty drugs or contaminated needles. While the program provides a less dirty/safer means of drug taking, it addresses symptoms in the city and not the cause.