Guest guest Posted June 20, 2001 Report Share Posted June 20, 2001 >I'd expect the addicts to go " cold cheatin-turkey " in a special >hospital. Same with alcoholics or people giving up smoking, cutting >down gradually doesn't work, most ex-addicts of all types will tell >you, it has to be all or nothing. You have very little sympathy/compassion for heroine addicts. They are victims, like when you get a cold. They are people like you or me who experiment and get hooked. Who's loved ones die and they turn to drugs in a moment of desperation. Most heroine addicts won't go cold turkey until they've reduced their intake to a lower level. This is why clinics need to hand out heroine, and not methadone. >I don't agree with giving addicts methadone cos they sell it to get more heroin. They take the doctors >for mugs, and no wonder! Absolutely, that's because heroine addicts hate methadone. Methadone is not the answer, heroine is. Give them pure heroine and they won't sell it to buy bad drugs. And before you argue (then people will use more drugs), they can get it anyway, it's available freely. >If they are serious they will give up immediately and accept that is the only way, even though it means >some short-term suffering with withdrawal symptoms. I'm in favour of help through that difficult time in a >clinic. Too idealistic, how do you propose to persuade a heroine addict (who values the drug more than your life) to go to a clinic (they'll see prison) and drop something so important to them? It's like expecting a mentally ill person to see their illness on their own and fix it. >Just saying that heroin is less dangerous than over the counter pain >killers doesn't convince me it is safe since I am aware that pain- >killers are dangerous. Heroine isn't dangerous, the war on drugs is what causes 1. Social exclusion 2. Sickness 3. Homelessness and prostitution 4. The vast majority of crime 5. The government to have an election issue to blab about. The GP in the south somewhere was prescribing heroine and gradually reducing the dose until they could come of it all together. They also had counselling. If all GP's were allowed to do this, they'd be no drug problems, like in 1967 when all GP's could do this. All of what I've said is fact, not opinion. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.