>There are actual people with actual suffering involved here, remember that. Don't let your misconceptions of junkies determine public heath policy. Go to any

>There are actual people with actual suffering involved here, remember that. Don't let your misconceptions of junkies determine public heath policy. Go to any treatment facility and actually talk to the patients there. Your attitude will change. I used to volunteer at one so I knew a lot of people who went from pain patients to addicts who were still in pain. Amputees, people with disfiguring injuries, chronic diseases. These aren't people who are seeking drugs on the streets - these are doctor prescribed drugs. The effects of the medication are terrible for quality of life and they just plain stop working!