Pubdate: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Copyright: 2001 The Sydney Morning Herald Contact: GPO Box 3771, Sydney NSW 2001 Fax: 61-(0)2-9282 3492 Website: http://www.smh.com.au/ Forum: http://forums.fairfax.com.au/ Author: Laurie McGinness Note: Headline supplied by newshawk SUPPLY HEROIN ON PRESCRIPTION Page one: "Heroin, more plentiful, cheaper, purer than ever"; page eight: "State DPP calls for heroin on prescription" (Herald, March 7). Since it is obvious that anyone with the slightest inclination to obtain the drug can easily do so, could Mr Carr, or anyone in his Government, explain to me why it should not be available on prescription? Until they do so I will continue to believe that government policy, which is leading to many avoidable deaths, is mere political convenience. Has morality in public life sunk to such a low ebb that this is acceptable? Laurie McGinness, North Curl Curl, March 7. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh Sutcliffe