Free Heroin

http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=60230b74-4140-4716-bc8d-dab295dc7846

Well I've never used Heroin before, but now that it is free I want some! While the price may be more inelastic for addicts, I guess the price elasticity for new users does have an impact on sales.

Seriously though, I cannot understand this program. I don't really care if someone wants to slowly kill themself with drugs, but to pay to help them is nothing short of outrageous! The "logic" behind this, if you can call it logic, is that if they aren't out looking for money, they can be improving their lives. Did that make your head hurt too? These people will be on heroin in their free time! How are you supposed to make positive changes in your life WHILE you are on heroin. Are you going to hire someone that is on hard drugs? I certainly wouldn't. This isn't a program that slowly eases them off of the drug, it just gives it to them. If they were going to be motivated to start working, it would be when they needed to pay for the heroin on their own dime. If your only reason to get money was to buy drugs, then there is no need to get money now. Welfare can pay for your food/rent and government will give you the drugs too. Now that's what I call living the 'high' life! They say theft is reduced due to the program, but I have to wonder if this is a long term benefit, or if it just that theft goes down as long as they are given the drugs.