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World must show more compassion Alun Buffry Letters, Evening News, Norwich Wednesday 19 Jan 2000 I read with sympathy the letter from J Hutt "Drug addict's lives are the real tragedy - not their deaths" - (Evening News, January 10th). Mr Hutt's son is a "forever babe" who has a rare disease and deserves every bit of love and care that can be bestowed upon him. The parents deserve all the respect in the world for the hard work they do. It is also understandable that parents like J. Hutt may sometimes feel "rage for those who start off with everything, and give it all away", referring to drug addicts. But we should all have compassion for all the parents of children and youngsters who suffer, whatever the cause. Drug addicts are also sons and daughters of parents who suffer tremendous pains watching their offspring suffering from the DISEASE of drug addiction, for a disease is what it is. Few people choose to become drug addicts or to overdose. It is well known that drugs like heroin, cocaine and tobacco are very addictive and dangerous, but to punish or ignore those who slip into addiction and tragedy would be like refusing to help accident victims on the grounds that they also knew the dangers or caused suffering to others. Society must wake up to the fact that we are all in this world together, like it or not, and start showing more compassion for those in need for whatever reason. Then maybe we can start to repair some of those tragic lives. Alun Buffry Legalise Cannabis Alliance, PO Box 198, Norwich NR2 2DE
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