Proceeding contribution from Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 December 2010. It occurred during Adjournment debate and Backbench debate on Drugs Policy.
Drugs Policy
The hon. Gentleman paints a very rosy picture of people living a long and happy life on heroin. One of my constituents spent 30 years on methadone and has now been drug-free for two years. He has just celebrated his second drug-free birthday. He said he has wasted his life. The difference between his life on methadone and his life drug-free is like being born again. He is one of the strongest advocates of tackling the situation in which we park people on methadone for years on end, rather than, through rehabilitation, tackling the reason why they use drugs in the first place.
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- 2010-12
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- Westminster Hall
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- Drugs Misuse Policy Regulation Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
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