Pubdate: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) Copyright: News Limited 1999 Contact: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ Author: Ken Sheedy FLAWED MESSAGE ON CHOICE AND DRUG USE IS IT just me? How can the State Government make it legal for people to go to a place and administer an illegal substance? The Government and some lobby groups put forward the argument that if people have a safe place to go to inject drugs then this will somehow reduce the number of addicts on the streets and drug-related crime. Let’s get something straight. Life is about choice. Nobody forces you to take drugs, that is something you choose to do. If you commit a crime to get money to buy drugs that is something you choose to do. The Government has now made the choice easier. I am a former alcoholic, who has been sober for nine years. It has not been easy to stay sober. Life does not always deal you good cards but I do the best with what I get. I could give it all away tomorrow and drink again but I chose not to. KEN SHEEDY South Gloucester - --- MAP posted-by: Derek Rea