Lan Ying questions Shen Boyang’s stance on drugs. Doctor Zheng Youqi criticizes: Ignorant and shameless
The Kuomintang group accused Shen Boyang of supporting drugs, but doctor Zheng Youqi refuted it with the history of methadone therapy
Quick Look
- The Kuomintang League held a press conference to question Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's stance on drugs, saying that supporting methadone therapy is tantamount to supporting drugs.
- Physician Zheng Youqi criticized the blue camp for being ignorant, pointing out that methadone therapy and harm reduction policies had been implemented as early as when Ma Ying-jeou was mayor of Taipei and had achieved public health results.
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Why It Matters
The methadone therapy and needle exchange program is a harm reduction public health policy promoted by Taiwan for many years, aiming to reduce the risk of HIV transmission among intravenous drug addicts. This policy was implemented when Ma Ying-jeou was mayor of Taipei.
The Kuomintang League held a press conference today (3rd) "Shen Boyang wants to poison Taipei. Will Su Qiaohui get on the boat that poisons the ocean?" Legislators Luo Zhiqiang, Xu Qiaoxin, and Taipei City Councilor Yang Zhidou attended.
The blue camp dug out an article about drugs by DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, insisting on "equaling drugs with drugs" and questioning his stance on drugs. He also pointed out that Shen Boyang's "methadon therapy" was in support of drugs. Little did he know that this kind of therapy already existed when Ma Ying-jeou was mayor of Taipei. In this regard, Zheng Youqi, a doctor who specializes in internal medicine, nephrology and diabetes care, criticized him as being ignorant and shameless. "In ancient times, it was said that knowing shame is close to courage. Today, people say that shamelessness is close to bravery, and ignorance is close to fearlessness."
Zheng Youqi wrote today that when he was in college more than 20 years ago, there was already a public health policy to provide methadone and needles to avoid sharing needles, thereby preventing the spread of HIV among intravenous drug addicts. And it is not only academic, but also actually effective. More than 20 years ago, he called Lanying "If you don't understand, you can read a book or even ask an AI." He even criticized him for having no shame. "In ancient times, it was said that knowing shame is almost brave, but today people say that shamelessness is almost brave, and ignorance is almost fearless."
Netizens expressed, "This is a policy that has been in place for a long time. How idiotic it would be to use it now to fight against our opponents." The one that cleans up needles and methadone is Taipei City, which has been under Ma Ying-jeou's administration for more than 20 years. Now it's time to elect the mayor of Taipei. How unfamiliar are Chiang Wanan and those Taipei City legislators and congressmen with Taipei's municipal government? This is already ridiculously exaggerated."
Open Questions
- What is Shen Boyang's official response to this accusation?
- Will the KMT group subsequently clarify the historical background of the US-SA winter policy?
