Pubdate: Wed, 20 Feb 2013
Source: Manitoulin Expositor (CN ON)
Copyright: 2013 The Manitoulin Expositor.
Contact:  http://www.manitoulin.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2429
Author: D.R. Patterson

WRITER CHALLENGES THE HYPOCRISY OF METHADONE CLINIC CRITICS

To the Expositor:

I have held my tongue for quite some time now regarding the methadone 
clinic in downtown Little Current. So many times I have heard 
derogatory comments about the 'druggies' that use the services to 
better themselves. They are shoplifters, they fight on the streets, 
they are an unsightly blight on our town-the list goes on and on.

I suggest everyone take one step back and look in the mirror. If 
there are no ghosts from the past looking back I suggest you are 
either demented or a liar. Everyone has made some mistakes in their 
journey, at least the individuals using the methadone program are 
looking to make a change for the better. Who are we to deny them this 
opportunity to have a life free of addiction because it may inconvenience us?

I guess closing down the methadone clinic will work out for the best. 
We will sweep some lives under the carpet and put on our beautiful 
community face. Would you righteous and pompous individuals be so 
fast to condemn others if it was your son, daughter, brother, sister 
or mother? I think not.

D.R. Patterson Little Current
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