Li Yanxiu caused controversy by saying that "social workers will distribute drugs in the community" Jiang Wanan: The source is Shen Boyang's article

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan attended the Taipei City National Day flag-raising ceremony and celebration today (10th) and delivered a speech. (Photo by reporter Cong Changjin)

Li Yanxiu, spokesperson for the Kuomintang legislator and Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's re-election office, said at the Kuomintang anti-drug rally yesterday (9th) that in the future, social workers will provide drugs and poisons for drug addicts in the community to make them addicted, which will have a great impact on the community. Harmful, the remarks caused an uproar in public opinion. The National Federation of Social Workers Associations of the Republic of China issued a statement demanding an apology. When Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan was pressed for an apology today (10th), he said that the origin of the whole incident was Shen Boyang's article in 2014.

Jiang Wanan was interviewed this morning before attending the flag-raising ceremony of Xing'an Huacheng Community. The media asked Li Yanxiu that social workers were going to spread poison in the community. The social workers asked him to apologize. Will he apologize for this? Jiang Wanan first said that for a long time, social workers have been under heavy pressure and burden on the front line, and they have made huge contributions and contributions to society with their profession, and they are highly recognized and thanked.

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Jiang Wanan then said that Shen Boyang's previous article advocated "following the example of some countries in providing drug users with drugs and needles in community centers, and introducing social workers' mechanisms." This caused many grassroots social work partners to have strong doubts, believing that this was beyond the scope of their expertise and that they would have to bear medical risks. This part must be able to understand the profession of social workers. His firm position is to oppose drugs entering the community and entering the campus.

The media asked him, "Do social workers want an apology?" Jiang Wanan said that social workers knew very well that the origin of the whole incident was from Shen Boyang's article in 2014, which stated that "community centers distribute drugs and needles, and then social workers are required to intervene." Then he paused and said that in terms of professional scope, social workers should not be involved. Alternative therapies are all implemented under the strict supervision of professional medical institutions and professional doctors.