Any thoughts about what we ought to be doing about all the children born to addicts whose lives are blighted by addiction before they are even born?

I agree that they are concerns and I don't think anybody in this thread has actually disagreed with that.

Emma B has said what I would like to have said; I have the same concerns.

Personally,I think that the government needs to be dealing with these problems; not Barbara Harris. There are places in the UK where people with addiction problems are given support and help with many things including birth control. There are not enough places of help and often the service is inadequate, I know. It also depends on the person with the addiction actually turning up for appointments!

However, I have grave concerns about Barbara Harris and her tactics. Like the services in place in the UK at present the services she provides are also inadequate but in my opinion they can also be damaging. She is trying to give the appearance of being overall caring but in fact an overall caring approach does not appear to be what is actually offered by Project Prevention. £200 may be a big incentive for someone with addiction problems to turn up for an appointment but what a price to pay in the long term for that £200!

I have written to the British government in the past about the issues of addiction but I think a lot more people would have to do that if any action is to be taken. I have also given a lot of support to local drug/alcohol agencies in the hope of bringing about change. It is a difficult question.