Pubdate: Fri, 07 May 1999 Source: Illawarra Mercury (Australia) Copyright: Illawarra Newspapers Contact: http://mercury.illnews.com.au/ 'GIVE THE ADDICTS HEROIN' Three of Australia's top prosecutors urged authorities yesterday to give addicts free heroin to keep them out of an already-strained court system. In a contrast to Prime Minister John Howard's zero tolerance approach, the Directors of Public Prosecutions from NSW, South Australia and the ACT called for liberalisation of drug laws. They said governments should concentrate on curbing the health and social consequences of drugs, rather than putting users through the criminal justice system. - --- MAP posted-by: Patrick Henry