Pubdate: Tue, 07 Aug 2001
Source: Abbotsford News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2001 Hacker Press Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.abbynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1155
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1433/a03.html
Author: Alan Randell

PROHIBITION KILLS ADDICTS

Letter writer Mark Toth deplores giving injection drug users a clean, safe 
place to ingest their drugs ('Culture of death supports addicts instead of 
helping,' Opinion, Aug. 2).

Even though they were all fetuses once, it seems this right-to-lifer would 
prefer that the users die.

Yes, we had a bellyful of Mark Toth when he lived here in Victoria.

Toth obviously supports the law banning certain drugs, which is totally 
consistent with his mindset since it is the prohibition of drugs that is 
killing users and not the drugs themselves.

If anyone is guilty of supporting a culture of death, it is surely Mark 
Toth, who preaches callous neglect and not the compassionate souls of the 
Fraser Valley Health Board, who are at least trying to save the lives of 
drug users.

Alan Randell

Victoria
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