Pubdate: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 Source: Sun-Herald (Australia) Copyright: 2001 John Fairfax Holdings Ltd Contact: http://www.sunherald.com.au/ Author: Sue Williams CABRAMATTA'S ONLY HOPE Around the time of the two World Wars, Cabramatta was a sleepy little place, with the meandering Georges River snaking past quiet streets where everyone knew everyone else. Today, it's an exciting, lively crossroads for the confluence of a vast array of different cultures. The only shadow is cast by the big business of drugs - anyone getting off the train at the station is approached in the first few minutes to be offered their poison. Nowhere else is it so blatantly obvious that current strategies on drugs are simply not working. We must start thinking more laterally. Prohibition hasn't worked, so we need to try regulation, stamping out the pushers' black market with supplies on prescription, controlled injecting rooms and treatment made available for all addicts. Only then will we start winning the war on drugs - and stand any chance of reclaiming Cabramatta. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk