ENG_123_Persuasive_Essay_Final_Draft.docx ENG 123 Final Southern New Hampshire Universi

ENG_123_Persuasive_Essay_Final_Draft.docx  ENG 123 Final   Southern New Hampshire University  Epidemic. An ongoing issue in the world for as long as many can remember. Substance Use Disorder has been, and most likely always will be, the most difficult issue to face. Those who stand on the outside often push to find more and more treatments, often being met with failure as the individuals fighting SUD find ways around these treatments. Recently, a treatment form has been brought up as a possibly useful way to keep those suffering with SUD and the people around them safe. Safe Injection Facilities (SIFs), also known as Safe Injection Sites (SISs), have given hope in the realm of the public safety. While this treatment option is extremely controversial, there are multiple proven factors that give people a reason to try it. SIFs are one of the best ways to help keep SUD under control in so many ways and should be integrated throughout the U.S. With SIFs in place here in the U.S, the public will experience improvement in the overall quality of their communities, lowered overdose death rates, and those suffering from SUD will have easy access to therapy and rehabilitation resources that will help them in their recovery process.   Many people tend to associate substance abuse with crime. Unfortunately, this is often the case, as the drug of choice is generally an illegal substance. The main goal of SIFs is to improve the quality of the communities greatly affected by SUD (Kaplan, 2018). With this goal in mind, the results of