News (Media Awareness Project) - Australia: PUB LTE: Body Bag Is Not The Only Way Out For Addicts |
| Title: | Australia: PUB LTE: Body Bag Is Not The Only Way Out For Addicts |
| Published On: | 2001-03-27 |
| Source: | Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-26 20:21:24 |
BODY BAG IS NOT THE ONLY WAY OUT FOR ADDICTS
A different outcome for the young man in the body bag of John
Howard's "War on Drugs" commercial could have been resuscitation in a
safe injecting room, or safe as a patient on a trial for prescription
heroin, accompanied in both cases with support and counselling.
Our Prime Minister opposes safe injecting rooms, opposes heroin
trials, yet pretends to be concerned about the broken dreams, grief,
poor health, suffering and deaths of our citizens who for one reason
or another are addicted to illegal opiates.
The hypocrisy of the man leaves me gasping for breath.
A.C. Drinan, Kogarah, March 25.
A different outcome for the young man in the body bag of John
Howard's "War on Drugs" commercial could have been resuscitation in a
safe injecting room, or safe as a patient on a trial for prescription
heroin, accompanied in both cases with support and counselling.
Our Prime Minister opposes safe injecting rooms, opposes heroin
trials, yet pretends to be concerned about the broken dreams, grief,
poor health, suffering and deaths of our citizens who for one reason
or another are addicted to illegal opiates.
The hypocrisy of the man leaves me gasping for breath.
A.C. Drinan, Kogarah, March 25.
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