HEROIN CAUSES CAR DEATHS
Heroin addicts cause car crashes that lead to death according to the Herald Sun on 4 May 2001 which disclosed-
· A 21 year old addict after using amphetamines and smoking heroin drove a car at 115 kph which crashed into another car.
· As a result of the crash two people were killed and four people were badly injured including the addict’s former fiancee.
· The addicted driver was a convicted drug trafficker
· The addicted driver was out on bail at the time
· The speeding car the addicted driver was driving was stolen
· The addicted driver had previously lost a sister from a heroin overdose
· The police had not chased the stolen vehicle being driven by the addicted driver
· The addicted driver was convicted of two counts of culpable driving, four counts of negligently causing serious injury and one count of possession of a drug of dependence.
We need –
· More detoxification and rehabilitation programs.
· Court ordered detoxification and rehabilitation programs that divert addicts into a drug free life.
· Less addicts
· Less drug pushers and drug related crime.
DRUG ADVISORY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA Inc.