Cracker by Damian Christie

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Cracker: Psst... buddy... got any BZP?

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  • paulalambert,

    I take it you disagree with harm reduction :)

    The Presbyterian in charge in Britain now says he will focus on health and education. Can't wait to see what he'll make of it . . . he's been the money man for years so must have worked out how to make it cost effective without harm reduction principles. Stand by for a miracle !

    chch • Since Dec 2006 • 107 posts Report Reply

  • Michael Fitzgerald,

    All for harm reduction, but is it working?
    Needles on the foot path & bodies in the street.

    On the Presby thing - do you think Southland have reduced harm from alcohol by keeping the Trust?

    It paid for the start of Free Fees at SIT.

    Since May 2007 • 631 posts Report Reply

  • paulalambert,

    We have only a bastardised version of harm reduction. MOH nearly managed it back about 1998 when formulating first National Drug Policy. The plan was to provide real context, list all drugs incl alcohol and nicotine together, but apparently lobbyists killed that idea, the political buy-in disappeared, and there was a separation into legal/illegal drugs. It was further diluted in the latest NDP earlier this year.

    Re licensing trusts, don't think I know enough about them to have a sound opinion. They kept alcohol out of supermarkets, which I think is a good thing, and decisions local. I agreed with later licensing hours for bars, but not the 24 hours we got.

    chch • Since Dec 2006 • 107 posts Report Reply

  • Vashti T,

    Coming from an alcoholic family, I have to say that judgmental behaviour and disapproval doesn't really do anything to make a difference to people who are suffering from addiction- and I learned the hard way, not talking to my own family for the past ten years. True enough, that's probably a blessing for them rather than a punishment, and it doesn't exactly equate with the argument for keeping BZP legal, but my personal take on it has been to place greater emphasis on delivering small kindnesses than on delivering ultimatums. Policing people only puts the burden on society...

    The way you put it is better!

    But actually I was stopping by to congratulate you for getting an article in Metro. Nice one!!

    Auckland • Since Jul 2007 • 3 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark,

    Would it be an entirely inappropriate use of this old thread to say how very sad I am to hear of the death of Logan Millar? He was only 31 - and whether or not you approved of the way he made his millions, is irrelevant really. This will be devastating for his family. My thoughts are with them.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

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