Is it time to start supplying heroin addicts with their drug on the NHS?
When an addict injects heroin he/she is risking their life. You can say – good, who cares, it’s their problem; they chose to take the shit in the first place, let them die.
Unfortunately this viewpoint ignores the fact that to buy their drug; the typically unemployed benefit drawing addict needs to steal goods to sell, four times the value of their drug to buy it. This affects society in general.
Add to the above that the addict regularly gets infections from needle sharing which drains NHS resources, we the public pay for their addiction in more ways than one.
By supplying top grade heroin through the prescription service Britain would wipe out the dealers over night thus eliminating their need to steal.
By supplying the drug through chemists/doctors we would bring the addicts into a controlled, manageable and documented regime which would (for the first time) enable the UK to establish the size and nature of the problem.
A common argument against this policy is that ‘my mother who paid her taxes all her life can’t get a life prolonging drug on the NHS so why should we pay for a benefit drawing heroin addict to have a recreational drug’? This is a valid concern until your ill mother gets burgled by a heroin addict looking for easy money.
There is in reality no reason why not to supply heroin on the NHS – THINK ABOUT IT.
In answer to the public’s concern over benefit claimants receiving vast payouts in return for nothing being expected of them other than the pretence of looking for work, Nick Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister announced to Parliament yesterday the creation of the First Queens Benetroop Regiment to be stationed in Warminster, Wiltshire.
Tasked with specialist roles currently being undertaken by the main body of the British Army, the FQBR will operate deep in hostile territory carrying out mine detection, bomb disposal, reconnaissance and snatch squad operations.
Having successfully completed two tours of service in Afghanistan, the FQBR will then be issued with camouflage clothing, weapons, armoured vehicles and food rations. An additional airborne Parabenetroop Regiment (FQPBR) based in Aldershot will undertake infrastructure destruction roles and after two successful drops into enemy territory will be supplied with parachutes.
Nick Clegg denied claims that this was a disguised attempt at reducing the number of people claiming benefits however he did agree that if the regiments prompted people to accept other jobs with a greater life expectancy then so be it.
IN MEMORY OF
Paddy Higgins
GID'S NIB
A couple of wrinklies have won £25 Million on the Euro Lottery saying that it's not going to change their lives.
Silly bastards, make them give it back.
2080
Rainy winters snug by the fire, sunny hot summers like Spain growing olives, grapes, lemons and limes; this is climate change - don't listen to them - they're talking bollocks.
HARMAN BACKS BROWN
Harman tells reporters: Like every sturdy knocker, this Country needs a knob and Gordon's the best man for the job.
WELL DONE PIERRE
A big thank you to Pierre, Jean Paul, Luc and Marco, the four Froggie fishermen for starving Britain of goods over the last few days - that's not 'French' at all is it?
HELLO
Please follow one of the many links scattered around to the Orangutan charities.
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