It's not a one or the other. We need both.
My son wanted treatment. I made an appointment with his counsellor and with his doctor, but he was dead the very same day I made the appointment. If we don't keep people alive and well, we can have all the treatment beds: They will be empty when everyone is dead.
With treatment, it has to be a choice. It has to be evidence-based. If we focus on abstinence only, the guidelines from CRISM tell us that opioid agonist treatment is what is most effective.
The streets are not paved with safe supply. In Alberta, 98% of the deaths from opioids are from unregulated drugs; 2% are from regulated substances.