News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: PUB LTE: Do the math: Pipes Cost Less |
| Title: | CN BC: PUB LTE: Do the math: Pipes Cost Less |
| Published On: | 2007-12-18 |
| Source: | Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-10 22:44:58 |
DO THE MATH: PIPES COST LESS
Giving out free crack pipes is not an emotional issue. It's just a
simple math problem.
HIV and hepatitis C spread on broken pipes. If a person contracts
these illnesses, it costs society $150,000 per year per case, or $2 per pipe.
Most people will quit crack, but HIV and hep C are forever. Yes, life
is not fair, and you don't have to like it, but I'm for cheap. Hand
out the pipes and needles.
You never know: The kid that doesn't get sick might be your own.
Bob Holmes,
Port Hardy.
Giving out free crack pipes is not an emotional issue. It's just a
simple math problem.
HIV and hepatitis C spread on broken pipes. If a person contracts
these illnesses, it costs society $150,000 per year per case, or $2 per pipe.
Most people will quit crack, but HIV and hep C are forever. Yes, life
is not fair, and you don't have to like it, but I'm for cheap. Hand
out the pipes and needles.
You never know: The kid that doesn't get sick might be your own.
Bob Holmes,
Port Hardy.
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