FREE NHS HEROIN FOR ADDICTS IS WRONG, IMPRACTICAL AND DANGEROUS

Rewarding heroin addicts with free NHS drugs will encourage their
continuance, as well as embolden the young to experiment with cash-
and risk-free usage. It will also promote dealing by them, and older
dealers will be able to assure customers they can rely eventually on
the legitimated soft-cushion care of the NHS.

The estimated UKP 12m needed to resource heroin addicts would be
better spent by our impoverished NHS on the treatment and care of
disabled children and the severely ill old people whose earnings and
savings have helped to finance it.

Dr Yvonne Craig

London WC1