Pubdate: Tue, 27 Mar 2001
Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Copyright: 2001 The Sydney Morning Herald
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Author: A. C. Drinan

BODY BAG IS NOT THE ONLY WAY OUT FOR ADDICTS

A different outcome for the young man in the body bag of John 
Howard's "War on Drugs" commercial could have been resuscitation in a 
safe injecting room, or safe as a patient on a trial for prescription 
heroin, accompanied in both cases with support and counselling.

Our Prime Minister opposes safe injecting rooms, opposes heroin 
trials, yet pretends to be concerned about the broken dreams, grief, 
poor health, suffering and deaths of our citizens who for one reason 
or another are addicted to illegal opiates.

The hypocrisy of the man leaves me gasping for breath.

A.C. Drinan, Kogarah, March 25.
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