MAYBE WE SHOULD LEGALISE DRUGS

DRUGS are something that, as a future father, I abhor.

There is not much else in this world that can get my blood boiling like
tobacco, heroin, cocaine, etc. While I worry that my child may turn to
drugs, what is even more worrying is that my future son/daughter may catch
AIDS/HIV, hepatitis or any number of other diseases from a shared needle
used in the garden shed of a mate's place.

Hence, even though I utterly and entriely despise drugs, I find myself
agreeing with the development of a safe injecting place that will provide
clean needles, help in case of overdoses and any other service possible.
Also, I think that maybe these drugs should be legalised.

Parents around the country will be up in arms about how every child will
become addicted and become a criminal, but responsible drug use starts in
the home at an early age with education.

Unlike so many of my peers, I rarely get "totalled" but I do enjoy a glass
or two of red with some meals because, from an early age, my parents warned
me about the dangers of drugs, in particular alcohol and tobacco.

If drugs were legalised, responsibility would then fall on to parents to
educate their children about drugs and the dangers of their misuse.

Maybe this is why drugs will never be legalised in our current society.

Christopher Hine, Chifley