
台灣青年民主協會理事張育萌批評台北市長蔣萬安及衛生局將減害政策與刑罰掛鉤,恐嚇藥癮者不敢領取清潔針具,可能讓台灣二十年來建立的減害與防疫防線一夕崩潰,並指出過去警政署曾明確禁止在減害據點埋伏逮捕,政策實施後愛滋感染顯著下降。
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台灣自2006年起實施清潔針具計畫與美沙冬替代療法,為減少藥癮者共用針具導致的HIV與C型肝炎傳染。當時警政署曾明確禁止在減害服務點埋伏逮捕,政策實施後全國新增愛滋感染人數顯著下降,使用過的針具回收率亦從1%升至21%。
民進黨台北市長參選人沈伯洋近日遭藍營狂打毒品議題,台北市衛生局更連日發布新聞稿捍衛台北市長蔣萬安,台灣青年民主協會理事張育萌質疑,蔣萬安和藍營像豺狼般,狂打毒品減害政策到集體瘋狂的地步,他也批評北市衛生局,現在回頭把減害政策和刑罰綁在一起,只要使用者一恐懼不敢來領,可能讓台灣建立20年的公共衛生防線一夕崩潰。
張育萌在臉書發文指出,蔣萬安和藍營像豺狼般,狂打毒品減害政策到集體瘋狂的地步,連蔣萬安的衛生局都跳下來,可能讓台灣建立20年的公共衛生防線一夕崩潰。
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張育萌表示,2006年,台灣剛建立「潔淨針具制度」時,警政署刻意「不要在服務點抓人」。因為你在那守株待兔,藥癮者怕被跟監或逮捕,當然就不敢來拿。當時,警政署也知道,你把藥癮者通通抓走,但「製造、販賣和運輸」的重大案件不抓,不從源頭斷絕,就是在打假球。
政策上路前,全國新增的3377位HIV感染者,有72%是藥癮注射者。從壓制共用針頭感染 HIV的角度來看,這個政策幾乎「只許成功,不許失敗」。
張育萌說明,2006年7月14日,警政署發函給各警察機關,要求警察「不宜利用清潔針具交換點或替代療法指定醫院,作為漫無標的之埋伏點,以守株待兔方式逮捕前來參加減害計畫之個案。」疾管局發現,最大的問題就是,藥癮者非常擔心隨身攜帶針具會被警方當作吸毒的證據。
這問題有多嚴重呢?就是台北縣市、桃園縣和台南縣,四個縣市發超過一萬支的針具,但有拿的人不敢回收——實際回收使用過的針具,只有一百多支,回收率 1%。疾管局一方面,要讓藥癮者「敢來領針具」,另一方面,回收針具也是讓藥癮者不要亂丟,針具亂丟當然很可怕。所以,疾管局又再做了 353 個針具回收盒,也在藥癮服務中心放「回收桶」,希望藥癮者主動把用過的針具投進去。
張育萌提到,不只針頭,衛生署當時大力推動如今大家耳熟能詳的「美沙冬替代毒癮療法」時,便衣警察也常埋伏在醫院。以前,警察不覺得「醫院不能執法」。所以,需要戒毒的人當然就不敢踏進醫院。2006 年,警政署要求「不要在減害據點守株待兔抓人」,這時的警政署長就叫侯友宜。也就是這年,全國新增的愛滋感染人數,比起前一年減少了 457 例,是 20 年來首度反轉。原本,使用過的針具回收率只有低得可憐的 1%,也上升至 21%。
這段路有多漫長?直到2011年,警政署才發函要求,避免在美沙冬療法這種「替代治療」的醫院,進行偵查或逮捕。
張育萌強調,減害政策不是一蹴可幾,但絕對可能被一夕摧毀。本月4日,台北市衛生局發新聞稿竟然特別加一句「參與清潔針具計畫的藥癮者如果以領取的針具做出施打毒品等非法行為,仍依法查辦、不會獲得任何刑法上的豁免權。」翻成白話文,就是在恐嚇「給你乾淨針頭,不代表不抓」。
昨日台北市衛生局態度放軟,改口說「毒品持有、施用等行為是否違法,仍應依法律認定,並未因此獲得任何刑法上的豁免權。」張育萌批評,請蔣萬安的衛生局搞清楚,毒品沒有除罪,吸毒當然違法。但敢不敢拿乾淨針頭,是台灣花20年建立的制度和信任。
張育萌直言,台北市「潔淨針頭」上路20年,一直強調「不要因為怕被抓就共用針頭」,大幅壓制HIV和C肝的感染風險,這是不能拿來開玩笑的事。蔣萬安的衛生局,現在回頭把減害政策和刑罰綁在一起。只要使用者一恐懼,「潔淨針具是不是變成查緝的誘餌?」不敢來領,台灣辛苦建立的減害政策瞬間倒退20年,後果不堪設想。
張育萌為此也在文末砲轟,現在蔣萬安市府,是選舉選到瘋了嗎?
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藥癮者領取清潔針具的數量將顯著下降
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台北市衛生局將面公開衛生專家與社會團體的更多質疑
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