Pubdate: Sat, 31 Jan 2004
Source: Johnson City Press (TN)
Copyright: 2004 Johnson City Press and Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1983
Author: Jill Fletcher
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?136 (Methadone)

USE OLD SYSTEM

Editor:

I would like to thank the City Commission for keeping the Methadone Clinic 
out of Johnson City.

While some may disagree, I deal daily with some of these addicts and they 
will brag about shopping around, going from city to city to get their 
fixes. In some people's opinion, it may be a "proven drug program," but I 
prefer to use the old common sense method of "you don't give a drug addict 
more drugs to cure them."

Let's look at Alcoholics Anonymous, I don't think they have started handing 
out cocktails and cold beers to their groups yet.

I am not judging nor I do not walk in these addicts' shoes, but I do live 
and pay taxes in Johnson City, and if it takes "a good ole boy system" to 
at least try and keep our city drug-free and clean from known drug abusers, 
then I'll vote for these good ole boys anytime.

Keep up the good work.

JILL FLETCHER

Johnson City
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