I HAVE been reading with interest the reactions from people to the drug debate on these pages. It is the Government's reaction to the problem that has prompted me to write to you today.

I am a 30-year-old woman who has had more than ample opportunity to take drugs of all types. I have declined offers on the premise that if I don't try it, I can't enjoy it, and if I can't enjoy it, I can't become addicted to it. Too simple a concept? It seems so. Curiosity doesn't come into it. I have seen the devastating effects of drugs on people I know and love and this has quelled my curiosity.

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