1.   But in a news conference Monday, McCaffrey criticized the Dutch government for providing heroin to hardened addicts.

2.   Commonly called the hard-to-employ, hardened addicts like Banchieri are an increasingly important focus of welfare reform in places like New York City.

3.   That became abundantly clear last year when Swiss voters overwhelmingly endorsed state distribution of heroin to hardened addicts.

4.   A government-backed project to give heroin to hardened addicts is going better than expected, according to interim results released Thursday.

5.   But they also looked set to display their more liberal face by endorsing state distribution of heroin to hardened addicts, albeit by a narrow majority.

6.   Last year the Swiss achieved a world first in voting overwhelmingly in favor of state distribution of heroin to hardened addicts.

7.   The anticipated rejection was in contrast to the overwhelming approval given last year to state distribution of heroin to hardened addicts.

8.   The health ministry immediately announced that it would try to put state distribution of heroin to hardened addicts on a permanent legal footing.

9.   The rejection was in contrast to the overwhelming approval given last year to state distribution of heroin to hardened addicts.

10.   The Swiss vote on government plans that include distributing heroin to hardened addicts.