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>Go mile raibh maith agat [A Million Thanks To You] for >viewing and joining our cause, “Set Up a Detox Unit in >Derry”. We view the health and welfare of victims of >chronic addictions from a civil rights perspective, >but also recognise the need for public responsibility, >on the rest of us, fortunate enough to be spared such >personal, and/or family afflictions. While young >people are our primary concern, drugs and/or alcohol >abuse can affect any of us regardless of age, class, >creed or gender. Mixing both can result in producing a >lethal chemical reaction that can lead to cardiac >arrest and/ or respiratory collapse. The current >policy that addicts must be “dry” for a given number >of weeks before treatment is offered, strikes us as >scandalous, because it amounts to stigmatic >discrimination, inhumane and degrading non-treatment. >Immediate attention can in fact save lives, and spare >loves ones, relatives, friends, and local communities >the grief associated with these sudden, untimely and >otherwise unnecessary deaths. > >We urgently appeal to you to encourage others on Face >book to view and join this worthy cause, which we know >can literally save lives if current policies are >terminated and a detoxification unit is established at >the earliest possible opportunity. Our campaign >already has the support of several health >professionals. It must be taken further, into the >Health & Care Trusts, the media and especially taken >on board by elected representatives, ASAP.

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