METHADONE CLINICS CAUSE PROBLEMS

I must applaud Mr. Bowen of Gate City, who was right on with his letter
stating that switching from one addiction to another accomplishes nothing
productive. I retired after 32 years from a major police department in the
Midwest and can tell you firsthand that putting a methadone clinic in your
neighborhood is the wrong thing to do. Drug addicts will come to that
clinic for their methadone, which is nothing more than an addicting drug to
replace another. They even leave the clinic with the drug to sell on the
street. The crime rate in the area will go up, but the people who run the
clinic don't care because it's all about money.

I'm sure I'll get a lot of rebuttal on this, but I know what I'm talking
about. I don't believe methadone is a proper way to help someone fight
addition. I will fight with every breath in me if they try to put one in my
neighborhood, and I think everyone in this area should do the same.

Kenny W. Lunsford

Church Hill