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Message 25 of 99 (191428)
03-14-2005 10:40 AM 		Reply to: Message 23 by jar
03-14-2005 10:17 AM

Re: Let's get some basics out of the way first.
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Heroin addiction (as are many things) is very distructive
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I'm not sure that's true - recently in the UK there has been much interest in long-term professional heroin addicts (those who can afford their fix without having to steal). Many of those seem to lead perfectly normal lifes that are no different to that of their neighbours.
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Message 43 of 99 (192001)
03-16-2005 7:25 PM 		Reply to: Message 42 by nator
03-16-2005 7:13 PM

Re: Let's get some basics out of the way first.
But those are people with a problem, I'm not sure what you are getting at.
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I'll try and find the show I'm on about - but we are talking about teachers, lawyers etc who are taking the stuff for 40 years or so with no ramifications.
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03-17-2005 9:20 AM 		Reply to: Message 44 by Monk
03-16-2005 8:28 PM

Re: Let's get some basics out of the way first.
I'll have a look for it tonight - here are a few interesting quotes that appear to from some academic research:
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Nelson commented "Functional drug-abusing employees may work as productive members of a company for years without incident or detection. Cases have been documented of long-term heroin addicts with stable 10- and 20-year work histories."
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Heroin is believed to be responsible for substantial lost productivity, however the effects of the drug itself are often confused with the effects of the "junkie" lifestyle. The primary barrier to heroin addicts working is not so much the effect of the drug itself, but of the lifestyle which surrounds illicit heroin use, with the constant need to "hustle" to get funds and "score" the next hit of street heroin.
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http://www.idmu.co.uk/hemployment.htm
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03-22-2005 11:33 AM 		Reply to: Message 95 by Dr Jack
03-22-2005 11:31 AM

Re: Let's get some basics out of the way first.
and what any of this has to do with the "war on drugs"?
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