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Amsterdam Pays Alcoholics in Beer to Clean Streets

Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets
One 45-year-old alcoholic, named Frank, says, "I think I can speak for the group and say that if they didn't give us beers then we wouldn't come. … We need alcohol to function." Holterman says: "Heroin addicts can go to shooting galleries, so why …
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'Delivery Man' should have been returned to writers
One of David's children is a young woman who suffers a drug overdose. Her addiction is played for laughs in one scene. Though a doctor recommends rehab for her heroin use, David signs her out simply because she promises to show up for a new job. Poof!
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Amsterdam puts alcoholics to work in exchange for beer
The NGO's website states that the Foundation is committed to people with social problems, the homeless, the poor, drug users, and those with psychiatric problems. The organization provides shelter, relief, and aid to people in the margins of society.
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