Free Booze For Alcoholics

[troodee1893]

Reading posts in another thread on here and to be honest for many years I have said/thought that it is only a matter of time before we follow up free drugs for junkies with free drink for alcoholics. I hoped that even in this mad dictatorship that Scotland has become it would never happen or be far in the future but no...... Reports in todays paper show that a Scottish Government/Scottish NHS initiative called a Managed Alcohol Programme is being piloted in Glasgow. This offers alkies a glass of wine first thing in the morning and a half a medium glass of wine (white 13% alcohol) every hour on the hour for the rest of the day. The loonies really have taken over the asylum not just from the point of view of the basic proposal itself but in the way that is contrasts with and makes a mockery of nanny state Scotland's 'normal' view of alcohol consumption in Scotland. Only here can we (i.e. responsible consumers of drink) be subjected to the highest alcohol prices in the UK under their mad minimum pricing scheme, not allowed BOGOF and and other deals that save money in shops if alcohol is involved and suffer more stringent licencing laws/hours than elsewhere and dish out free booze to alkies.

Makes you proud to be Scottish, ha ha !!!!!!

[Deeranged]

That would be the biscuit well and truly taken.

I'm a *** addict, any idea if I can get a BJ on the Scottish Government? Once a day will do to start but I might need a bigger dose in the future.

[hmac]

That would be the biscuit well and truly taken.

I'm a *** addict, any idea if I can get a BJ on the Scottish Government? Once a day will do to start but I might need a bigger dose in the future.

Once a day from the government you’ll deffo get a dose!

[troodee1893]

That would be the biscuit well and truly taken.
I'm a *** addict, any idea if I can get a BJ on the Scottish Government? Once a day will do to start but I might need a bigger dose in the future.

Ha Ha ! Never mind just a BJ, if Wee Burnie and her Stasi mob keep getting re-elected or god forbid win independence we will all be f*cked right and royally, metaphorically, on a daily basis by our own 'government'!

[Deeranged]

Once a day from the government you’ll deffo get a dose!

I'll set them up, you knock them down

[Hardliner]

Everyone pretending they're an alchy to get free booze!

[hmac]

Everyone pretending they're an alchy to get free booze!

For free booze I’d not pretend, just become one.

Bizarre

[islaydarkblue]

I do not think that this free booze for alkies is a new initiative. I seem to remember that back in the 1980’s alkies used to get a daily handout to allow them to buy booze. Back it was probably British VP Sherry with them having progressed from drinking meths.
It would be interesting to know who is doling out this free wine and if they are a friend/relative of the Scottish Government or NHS Scotland officials in charge of this pilot scheme. Nothing is simple in politics these days.

[BCram]

Have read some of the background papers. It seems that the additional element is some kind of place for homeless addicts to stay. It isn't like the methadone programme in that the problem seems to be that any help is based on not taking drugs or drink. Apparently most shelters insist on a no drink rule. This would be a different approach. It is interesting that Canada has tried the system with some success. It sounds daft but the people who think it might be worthwhile are looking for the provision of places for people to stay in.

There was no constructive criticism, which I thought was a surprise.

[hmac]

Have read some of the background papers. It seems that the additional element is some kind of place for homeless addicts to stay. It isn't like the methadone programme in that the problem seems to be that any help is based on not taking drugs or drink. Apparently most shelters insist on a no drink rule. This would be a different approach. It is interesting that Canada has tried the system with some success. It sounds daft but the people who think it might be worthwhile are looking for the provision of places for people to stay in.

There was no constructive criticism, which I thought was a surprise.

Is it because people who aren’t self inflicting on themselves get almost no help and are tired of it?

Decent, hard working people might just deserve more than they’re getting.