Pubdate: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Contact: http://www.smh.com.au/ Author: Patrick McCullagh Note: Title supplied by newshawk ADDICTS WILL BE CREATED BY GOVERNMENT FACILITATING HEROIN USE The inestimable advantage enjoyed by those who have argued successfully in NSW for the partial legalisation of heroin is the silence of the victims of such a policy change. These are the relatives of future addicts, friends of future addicts, and indeed future addicts themselves, who would not have become addicts but for the perception that heroin injection cannot be that bad if the Government is facilitating it. Patrick McCullagh, Killara. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D