Live in England? Addicted to heroin? The good people of Newcastle would like to give you an incentive to kick your horrible craving for smack -- Premier League tickets! Yes, Newcastle United has
given four season tickets to the Government Office for the North East to help them give junkies an alternative to shooting themselves up.
A Government Office for the North East spokesman said the tickets were given only to those who had shown a "genuine commitment to living a normal, structured life", and were not a reward.
He said: "As part of their work in the community, for more than ten years Newcastle United Football Club have provided, free of charge and at their instigation, four season tickets to frontline drug support services in the region.
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