Tom - I'm relatively new to your blog, having found and bought your book off Amazon, mainly because I've worked with a number of ambulance services over the years (not LAS though) and have some good mates who're paramedics/ECPs in S Yorks.. Your most recent blogs really moved me - I've seen the stupid loss of life as a result of chasing the 'pleasure' of heroin, and have felt the emotions you expressed so well, but also agree that addiction is so complex. And having lost a friend to lung cancer earlier this, although not in such a tragic situation, it's truly comforting to know that people such as you are prepared to step outside the so-called boundaries of their jobs to provide the dignity and compassion that death often takes away. Take care