Pubdate: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 Source: Courier-Mail, The (Australia) Copyright: 2000 News Limited Contact: GPO Box 130, Brisbane Queensland 4001 Fax: (07) 3666 6696 Website: http://www.thecouriermail.com.au/ Author: Merv Bartlett DRUG USERS DOOMED Two correspondents writing about the drug war (Letters, July 13) made mileage out of the number of deaths which may result from people sticking garbage up their arm. One can but wonder at the attitude of adults who, deliberately and no doubt aware of the consequences, elect to proceed with illicit drug injection. The first rule of life is to preserve it at all costs but that goes hand-in-hand with a rider. The first rule depends on each individual protecting himself or herself and such responsibility should not be farmed out to another. Those who decide to inject themselves with illicit drugs have doomed themselves, forswearing the first and most important dictum of our existence. Merv Bartlett, Inala. July 13 - --- MAP posted-by: greg