HARM REDUCTION, HARM INCREASE

Margaret Wente champions the approach of Billy Weselowski, who "has
successfully treated thousands of people" and "knows that even
hard-core junkies can recover."

Contrast this optimism with Ms. Wente's pessimism on the possibility
of losing weight. In several past columns she has written of the
hopelessness of attempts to change one's physique, lifestyle or eating
habits.

Is it easier to get off cocaine or heroin than to refuse a
cream-filled doughnut?

Charles Owen

Shelburne, Ont.