Originally Posted by
bobby260480
@ firebug,
you wouldnt be saying that if one of your kids was on it, how can you judge someone else without knowing what the real situation is muppet!
Agreed. It's easy to point the finger and say "oh these people choose that lifestyle" some of these people were brought up in care or ran away from home at very early ages. They've made some pretty poor choices along the way too but it really isn't that black and white.
Also in the UK tramps who use heroin present frequently to A&E which infection problems and other related illnesses to poor jacking up problems, it's a lot cheaper to give out a few syringes and control infection than have to have some flop on the wards for weeks with septicemia and organ failure.
Needle exchange programs have dropped HIV levels, this doesn't just effect junkies, it trickles into our mainstream society too by proxy. It's much more rational way to tackle the issue and we should be moving towards this.
Heroin levels in the UK are dropping too, less people are injecting drugs than ever before. So to say its coming to the UK when heroin use is dropping and this is a substitute for heroin for people who cant afford it is just plain sensationalism.
astraboy.