Spot on Slowman. but I've only been in country Victoria for 5yrs. Melb. before that and the Gold cost as a youngster.

It's almost impossible for a junkie to get on a methodone program. Not enough places. Cost my mother easily $200,000 [fraud and stolen property] and me at least $70,000 over those years. Some of those kids have slipped my mother sleeping pills in her tea and left a window unlocked and came back an hour later to steal her pension money. They robbed me of heaps too because they just love it when you are 'trying to help them" [gives them a chance to rob you by 'helping' themselves !]. My young sister could get my wallet from my back pocket just giving me a hug. I wouldn't feel a thing !

Smarter than sewer rats by far and a lot more ruthless. Rob you while smiling at you. "would you like a nice cup of tea Gran/Uncle"? I'm sort of glad they are all dead. Out of their misery at last. If we were Heroin addicts we would be just like them too. It's a massive health problem, not a law and order [can never win it] problem.