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WillowTheWhisp · 06-10-2005, 06:36

I'm amazed at this. I had no idea that alcoholics could actually get extra money for alcohol. It seems a bit odd to me.

I know it is an addiction/illness and that they can't easily decide to just stop drinking but drug addicts are weened off heroine on the NHS and I'd never doubted that the approach to alcohol dependancy would be the same.

It's totally contradictory to the approach to smoking too where there are the nicotine patches and what have you. Smokers don't get an extra allowance for cigarettes do they.

I wonder why there isn't some way to concentrate on trying to get them off alcohol dependancy rather than encourage it?

I can also see how it might cause resentment when other people are struggling to pay their bills and feed and clothe their families.

06-10-2005, 06:36	#7
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Does Anybody Know ... I'm amazed at this. I had no idea that alcoholics could actually get extra money for alcohol. It seems a bit odd to me. I know it is an addiction/illness and that they can't easily decide to just stop drinking but drug addicts are weened off heroine on the NHS and I'd never doubted that the approach to alcohol dependancy would be the same. It's totally contradictory to the approach to smoking too where there are the nicotine patches and what have you. Smokers don't get an extra allowance for cigarettes do they. I wonder why there isn't some way to concentrate on trying to get them off alcohol dependancy rather than encourage it? I can also see how it might cause resentment when other people are struggling to pay their bills and feed and clothe their families. __________________