Nationalising drugs
Sir: You state that 'legalising' drugs of addiction other than marijuana would be a bad thing so why not 'nationalise' them? Supplying one week's drug plus the syring- es and needles on a special prescription form for the usual prescription charge would produce the following pro facts fairly quickly: (a) The size of the problem would become apparent. (b) The pushers and dealers would go out of business and more importantly out of the juvenile drug seduction busi- ness.
(c) The criminal activities of thieves, mug- gers and prostitutes needed to feed their habit should decline.
(d) The spread of hepatitis and Aids would diminish by the supplying of needles and reducing 'amateur' pros- titution.
Admittedly the cons include the fact that a certain number of foolish people would die of overdoses, but perhaps they would die anyway, and, as you state, there will always be a small porportion of the popula- tion who can't control themselves.
L.N. Dowie Cowan House,
113 Thetford Road, New Malden, Surrey
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