Pubdate: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 Source: 100 Mile House Free Press (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 100 Mile House Free Press Contact: http://www.100milefreepress.net/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2143 Author: Chuck Beyer CONCERNS PALE NEXT TO ADDICTION To the Editor, Re: Issue needling South Cariboo resident Is it something in the air or the water in the South Cariboo that prevents logical conclusions? Diabetic Garfield Lamb could easily turn in his needles at the needle exchange and get new ones like anyone else. Also a cost benefit analysis shows that taxpayers are served better with harm reduction measures such as free heroin for addicts than paying police, judges, juries, prosecutors and lawyers to treat a medical condition. All of the measures in this regard are simply a face-saving gesture for a society that can't get around the fact that prohibition does not work and never will. As a new sucker is born every minute to soak up government drug war propaganda, to the contrary - this will likely continue. Garfield Lamb should be glad he does not have to buy adulterated insulin on the black market like those with an addiction. The two situations are identical - yet addicts are forced to deal with the government-created blackmarket and are forced to buy so-called "controlled" drugs. Chuck Beyer Port Alberni - --- MAP posted-by: Matt Elrod