NEW YORK CITY, USA – Mayor Eric Adams don gather people for town hall as e launch di “Compassionate Interventions Act” wey go change di game for how New York City dey handle drug addiction. Dis new law go do wetin e suppose do: tackle di growing problem wey dey happen for di city streets.
Di mayor don observe say plenty New Yorkers dey suffer from substance use disorder, and dat one no fit continue. Dis new law go allow medical professionals to transport anyone wey dey pose danger to demself or others, directly to hospital for treatment, even if di person no gree comot voluntary. Omo, e go fit help many wey dey struggle but no sabi di way forward.
Adams emphasize say dis na di right way to go, as e wan change di way wey we dey see dis matter. Instead of sisi, dey bring dem as lawless, di city na to rescue dem and show dem compassion. (Wetin be di use of just dey waka past people wey dey need help?)
The mayor drop fresh $27 million investment to support dis new initiative. Squads of health professionals go dey on ground to ensure say dem dey well engaged with people wey de struggle. Di money go support outreach teams and di necessary treat strategies wey go make sure say New Yorkers wey get addiction no go dey suffer alone.
Adams yarn say dis new bill go follow di footsteps of 37 other states wey already dey use involuntary commitment to help people wey dey battle substance addiction. E dey scream say we no fit just dey look people dey suffer when dem get option to help dem.
He add say, “If we no take action, na dem go dey struggle and our communities go dey suffer too.” (E wan make sure say everybody fit enjoy dem life well without drugs wey go spoil dem future.)
Yon, through di “End di Culture of Anything Goes” movement, Mayor Adams dey push for new approach when e come to dis matter of addiction. E dey focus on di need for change for di entire system as dem no dey fit dey carry people wey need help waka like say dem no concern.
As di day don dey go, e clear say many city residents dey support dis movement. Dem dey wan see more efforts zum in place, not just for di sake of law but for di sake of human life. For dem, people wey dey addict deserve compassion, and not condemnation.
“Today, we are taking bold step forward,” Adams talk, “We go support di people wey dey struggle, drop di stigma wey dey follow addiction.” (Truth be say, we all fit fall that kind jeopardy, na we dey help dem come out.)
With di fokus on compassion and community, di “Compassionate Interventions Act” fit be just wetin New York City need to transform di landscape of public health and make place wey safe for everyone. Di aim na not just to clear di streets, but to clear di hearts of di people wey dey suffer. (Na wetin real leaders supposed do, right?) So, let di work begin, as we dey look forward to di positive changes dis law go bring.
