Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Eileen Brentzen ADDICTS WHO WANT TO GET CLEAN NEED TO BE TREATED RIGHT AWAY I am a support worker in the Downtown Eastside. We have a client who is on day six of phoning detox and still cannot get in. This is absolutely ridiculous and absurd. When we called the Surrey detox, we were told if you are from Vancouver you cannot get in at Surrey. Something needs to be done because when an addict wants to get clean they want it now. I am a recovering addict myself, and we need more beds. Eileen Brentzen, New Westminster - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom