Pubdate: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) Copyright: 2001, The Globe and Mail Company Contact: http://www.globeandmail.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168 Author: Clay Atcheson Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?142 (Safe Injecting Rooms) Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1536/a05.html EASY FIXES Victoria -- I am happy to read that my hard-earned tax dollars may be going to support heroin addicts with government-supervised injection sites (Studies Laud Safe-Injection Sites -- Aug. 21). One hopes they also will have government-supervised housing and shopping trips to the mall, all on the taxpayers' tab, of course. Can it be long before we see that larger and equally addicted and struggling subset, smokers, being provided -- at government expense, of course -- safe smoking rooms and trips to corner stores to buy cigarettes? - --- MAP posted-by: Josh