Re: drug abuse among the homeless

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam Meadows) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> An excellent (albeit disturbing) article detailing the lowest of SF's
> homeless population.  While not a direct commentary on drug abuse, it
> is grossly evident what an impediment it is in the lives of these
> people.  I have never read a more persuasive argument for not using
> heroin...

> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/11/30/MNG263BHKR1.DTL

> How do we help these people?  

> Adam

Make legal, clean, drugs and paraphernalia (needles and/or pipes)
available to registered addicts, along with voluntary treatment.

Slowly wean the heroin addicts off of heroin and onto methadone.