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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

Just Say No

13 November, 2012 - 00:00

Serhiy Kuzminsky, former leader of the popular Brothers Hadiukin rock group, DJ Pubert: "Mildly speaking, I feel concerned about today's situation in Kyiv. You see, I used to take opiates for ten years before I got off the hook and even now I just can't figure out how the Brothers Hadiukin could have stayed in one piece, because at the time I just didn't give a damn. In 1994, I went to Belgium and met wise people (they have a special organization called Addicts Anonymous) and they taught me to live without heroin. It took me another year to get back to the real world; I had to learn simple things like riding a streetcar or buying a pack of cigarettes.

"Now I often see 13-year-old junkies in the metro. They look so satisfied with themselves and the world. This makes me laugh inwardly, because heroin is regarded as a drug of the lower orders the world over. Now it is being used by Slavs. The market has moved over and this business is well organized. Its main principle — lure 'em and hook 'em — works just fine in Ukraine where half the populace is genetically poisoned by alcohol. Heroin is being broadly — although illicitly — advertised in Ukraine, selling relatively cheaply. One must remember, however, that heroin is a drug that kills, and it must be resisted at all possible levels. Personally, whenever I notice that some of the visitors at my evening sessions are hooked, I just show them the door. I am glad I have created a kind a heroin-free zone, but on the other hand I am aware of the negative aspect: I have been unable to stage another session for the past several weeks, because my stand contradicts the economic interests of club owners."

 

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