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A cruel joke on everyone, the addicts included, Emp.

Brilliantly put, Emp - particularly "You have to give an addict something that will give them a greater high than the one they get chemically."

As you say, it is a great worry where kids are being raised by addicts etc. sometimes - many 'bad' people are the product of our society's ills and not enough being done to make them better.