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Punishing dependency The Welfare Working Group has suggested cracking down on beneficiaries whose drinking or drug use stops them finding work. Critics say the recommendations are based on a tragically flawed understanding of addiction and drug use and that there’s trouble ahead if coercion becomes a basis for the government’s health and welfare policies.