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From: adam@gec-mi-at.co.uk (Adam Quantrill)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: The war on drugs - (nf)
Message-ID: <236@miduet.gec-mi-at.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 07:49:30 EDT
Article-I.D.: miduet.236
Posted: Thu Sep 25 07:49:30 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 1-Oct-86 04:24:23 EDT
References: <1066@unido.UUCP> <2400010@ztivax.UUCP>
Reply-To: adam@gec-mi-at.co.uk (Adam Quantrill)
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In article <2400010@ztivax.UUCP> david@ztivax.UUCP writes:
>crime.  Prohibition is an obvious example, the difference in approach
>to Heroin between Europe and America is another.  In America heroin
>abuse is a heinous crime, and so the drug is very expensive (the
>traffikers must take huge risks) and addicts mst steal to support the
>habit.  In Europe it is illegal, []
>(unemployment benefits are enough to keep a user in drugs), []
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Oh yeah? I don't know many unemployees in the UK who could afford to score 
more than once a fortnight out of their dole. I think an addict would be 
on a few fixes a week at least.

       -Adam.

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