Pubdate: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) Copyright: News Limited 2000 Contact: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ Author: Lee Stacey Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n384/a03.html Save Children From Drug Illness If a parent is dying from cancer, do we ignore the help that the children need? Of course not, these people are ill, as are drug addicts (Daily Telegraph, March 15). This illness prevents them from having functional normal lives. They will sacrifice anything for the next hit. If just one life of a child is saved by being removed from this situation, or if one addict realises that by going straight they will not sacrifice their children and can return to a normal, adjusted life, then do it. It is a choice to be made by the parent: what do I want and love more, my child or the drugs? I am not saying that drug-addicted parents love their children any less -- but they have to learn to love and look after themselves first. Lee Stacey Berridale - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake