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Friday, December 7, 1973
"We would much rather the problem did not exist. Like the
crime with which it is related, we would all like this problem to go
away.
It won't. It cannot be swept away either, "! he said.
The hostel has been opened for people who have a drug problem
and have come forward to say they want to beat it.
"These people are alive and they need help. They need to be
helped somewhere and they cannot be effectively helped to re-enter
society if they are hidden away in a remote place," he said.
Mr. Topley said DPAS are to be congratulated in their initiative
and concern in this field. He said it was a demonstration of public support
for the fight agaisnt drugs, support which was vital if success was to be
achieved.
Note to Editors:
Copies of Mr. Topley's speech are distributed
separately in the G.I.S. press boxes.
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