Posted on 09/14/2009 7:04:38 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Legalised heroin 'shooting galleries' where hardcore addicts are given drugs for free on prescription have won the backing of Government advisers, bringing a UK-wide network a step closer.
A controversial four-year trial has seen heroin worth millions of pounds handed out to users to inject themselves at special NHS clinics - in a bid to stop them funding their habits through crime.
Findings to be published tomorrow are expected to claim success in diverting addicts away from street dealers and cutting offending, and the Government's National Treatment Agency is now likely to push for an expansion of the scheme, potentially leading to similar heroin clinic opening in every town.
Opponents claim handing out heroin is a 'ludicrous' approach to the war on drugs and a policy of defeatism, effectively paying for heroin users to stay addicted at taxpayers' expense, instead of making any attempt to cure them.
Critics have likened the scheme to giving alcoholics whisky on prescription, and called for a renewed focus on effective detox and rehabilitation treatment to get people off hard drugs.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
How about you can legally do heroin if you give up your free flats and the dole?
Didn't work in China. Won't work in UK.
I see a green flag of Islam flying over Buckingham in the very near future.
And God will do to them what He did to some in the Old Testament...hand them over to their enemies.
The Muzzies.
If your going to give them free shots..then give them an OD and the problem is solved. They will enjoy it while it lasts.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.