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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: The addict's battle is lost in a drug war
Description: Let’s play a little bit of would-you-rather. Would you rather the country faced a bill of $1 billion per year for the harm caused by drug use? Or $8 billion per year for the harm caused by alcohol? I know what your answer is. I’m picking it’s the same as mine. I’d rather we had neither. But that’s the comparison in front of us with these new stats out today in relation to what drug use is costing the country in terms of harm. And I tell you what - nothing’s goi...