Originally Posted by
GARETH T
ya if you believe that you believe anything, go into hospitol on a saturday night/sunday morning!
the issues surrounding alcoholism and binge drinking are different!! But yes alcoholics will also steal to feed the habbit if necessary.
I think the difference is the sheer scale of the expense of heroin and the amount of crime needed to fund the habbit!!! Alcohol is cheap by comparison, hence why many areas now give increased alcoholics benefits for diagnosed alcoholics as its cheaper!!! Heroin is horrendously expensive!!
Heroin is to blame for a lot of robberys, approx 40% of prostitutes entering/staying in the "trade", not to mention organised crime associated with dealing, smuggling, distribution etc etc etc.