It seems to me that as always in discussions about Northern Ireland the blame is placed upon religion. The paramilitaries on either side of the divide are not 'religious'. Those who fight and continue to inflict violence in Northern Ireland wouldn't know what the inside of a church looked like......as the expression goes... 'they just know what church they are staying away from!!' Good and proper Catholics and Protestants don't believe in death and destruction, they believe in the 10 commandments so killing isn't an option. The extremists who claim to represent the people in N. Ireland are loyalists and republicans.....not Protestants and Catholics....well not 'practicing' anyway, they are just in name only.

As for the original drugs issue, all drugs are the same when it comes down to it, whether it's alcohol, tobacco or heroine.......they all affect the brain in some way or another....and most people really don't need their heads mixed up anymore than they are already!! The drugs have no respect for whatever race or religion and whether legal or illegal there will always be people out to exploit others if it makes them a quick buck.....no matter what the consequences. Unfortunately things are identified in Northern Ireland with paramilitaries and they will make money from anyway they can.....allegedly to fight for their cause.