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Originally Posted by Restless
Saying this charity is just for junkies to leech off, to me that opinion is abhorrent, It is also, simple BS
Heroin addicts are sick. IF they are trying to kick the habit and get their life together they need charities like this. They need help. As much as I dislike the creatures they become when that drug takes them over.
A friend of mine that found himself out without a hope in the world of where to go went there a few years ago. She gave him some sort of letter and he got money for bond, got a house and they gave him furniture. He is not a smackhead.
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Good point. It is quite difficult to get good re-hab on the NHS, so I heard from sources such as Amy Winehouses father who set up this trust, he says there isn't enough quality re-hab on the NHS. Also the issue is giving money (sums like £20 - £30 which is enough to buy drugs with) to heroine addicts, this is a key issue!
But as I don't live in the area and havn't seen the place and the surrounding shops that she has taken over. I know down South there are places like this that supply furniture but they are in warehouses off the main high street. What this set up in Accy appears to be is a mix of charity shop, drugs councilling and 2nd hand furnishing to help people in crisis. Which are usually all seperate concerns.
You never see charity shops giving cash handouts to drug addicts.