Source: Canberra Times (Australia) Contact: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/ Pubdate: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 Author: Judy Aulich AN OPEN MIND IS NEEDED COLLIS PARRETT'S letters about heroin addiction always fill me with dismay, never more so than "Behaviour of addicts must be understood" (Letters, 9 November). It is disturbing that Collis Parrett knows that sharp-disposal bins placed in toilets by Ansett Airline will not be used. He knows this on the basis of talking to three recovering addicts. The certainty with which he holds this view based on such flimsy evidence makes one question his objectivity and his ability to make sound judgements based on any evidence. I do not doubt Collis Parrett's earnest desire to remedy our escalating drug problem, but I do doubt that he brings an open mind and a useful perspective to the debate. JUDY AULICH Giralang - --- Checked-by: Don Beck