Pubdate: Sat, 18 Dec 1999
Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Contact:  http://www.smh.com.au/
Author: Peter Maresch, Lane Cove

INJECTING ROOMS WILL ONLY RESULT IN MORE ADDICTS

Someone once said "the one thing we learn from history is that we never
learn from history".

In the '70s Gough Whitlam made divorce easier. The result: an exponential
rise in divorces.

In the '90s gambling is more readily available, so it is no surprise that
the national gambling outlays have risen.

If, in the future, the Government decides it will never be able to stop
motorists speeding, and so allows "safe" speeding lanes on our roads, will
we honestly believe that fewer people will speed, or that lives will be saved?

"Safe" injecting rooms will only result in more addicts, more dealers, and
a bigger social mess for the next generation to clean up.
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