Pubdate: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Contact: http://www.smh.com.au/ Author: R. J. MacDonald, Stanmore Note: Title supplied by MAP SHOWING INJECTIONS SENDING THE WRONG SIGNAL Every time there is an item about heroin on the TV news, we are shown, in meticulous detail, the whole process of preparing and administering an injection. Surely, this is almost normalising the taking of heroin, and sends much worse signals than the establishing of a safe injecting room does. It must also make things very difficult for those addicts who are struggling to overcome their addiction. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart