Fatal Addiction: The Story of Scott Douglas
P1 Two years ago, Scott Douglas died of a heroin overdose. Why is his father calling for all drugs to be legalized?
P2 "Legalize, don't criminalize" is Howard Douglas' motto. He insists the only way to control drugs is to regulate the sale of them. "I don't want a soft line on drugs. I wish that people wouldn't use them. But they do, and so we need to put some order into the market."
P3 He firmly believes that his son would still be alive today if heroin had been legal. Scott Douglas was 33 when he died two years ago. A long-time heroin user, he was forced to live without the drug during a five-week prison term. He was killed at home by his first dose after being released.