Accrington Web - View Single Post - Should a drug addict be given a regular fix by the NHS?

Mancie · 24-11-2006, 15:27

It’s all cloud cuckoo land stuff.. there is no way this proposal would be endorsed by any political party. In reality we are seeing more laws to restrict and maybe in the not to distant future even ban tobacco use. Does anyone really think heroin will be supplied to users on the NHS, and therefore be made legal? I'm stupid enough to use tobacco myself so why not give me and others, lets say 100 Bensons a week!

There is this a sort of myth being banded about that heroin addicts must go out doing burglaries every night to feed their £1000 a week habit...around 40% of heroin addicts hold down regular jobs and even with a high addiction would really spend £150 to £250 per week on the drug, of course its alot of money.

The majority of the rest who are not employed do get there income by criminal activity which is mostly street prostitution including pimps, the addicts who are shoplifters and burglars are in prison most months of the year.

To give free heroin to addicts would be useless in terms of cutting crime.. the ones employed would simply use the service and buy extra from the streets, the criminal addicts would do the same.

24-11-2006, 15:27	#41
Mancie God Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the corner Posts: 5,946 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 10742	Re: Should a drug addict be given a regular fix by the NHS? It’s all cloud cuckoo land stuff.. there is no way this proposal would be endorsed by any political party. In reality we are seeing more laws to restrict and maybe in the not to distant future even ban tobacco use. Does anyone really think heroin will be supplied to users on the NHS, and therefore be made legal? I'm stupid enough to use tobacco myself so why not give me and others, lets say 100 Bensons a week! There is this a sort of myth being banded about that heroin addicts must go out doing burglaries every night to feed their £1000 a week habit...around 40% of heroin addicts hold down regular jobs and even with a high addiction would really spend £150 to £250 per week on the drug, of course its alot of money. The majority of the rest who are not employed do get there income by criminal activity which is mostly street prostitution including pimps, the addicts who are shoplifters and burglars are in prison most months of the year. To give free heroin to addicts would be useless in terms of cutting crime.. the ones employed would simply use the service and buy extra from the streets, the criminal addicts would do the same.