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Article #51Re: I'll keep driving to Va. for cigarettes
From: LadySycamore
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:32
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:32
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John Gilmer wrote:
>
> >{LADY}
> > Considering it seems that no one is addressing the issue of WHY people
> > take drugs, I highly doubt it. IMO, people need to stop reaching for
> > substances, etc. when things aren't going well in life, or other
> > situations that are stressful, and on so. Getting people to realize
> > that, IMO, will DEFINATELY decrease drug use/abuse.
>
> Perhaps better mental health in the population will reduce drug use but that
> is a completely separate question from whether legalizing drugs is a good or
> bad idea.
Not really. As you stated, a better mental health of our society is in
order, and from that, perhaps the temptation of reaching for substances
will decrease. BUT, if the state of mental health continues, and drugs
become legal, then it would NOT be a good idea.
--
Secretary of State Colin Powell:
"Forget about taboos, forget about conservative ideas with
respect to what you should tell young people about it. It's the lives of
[young] people that are put at risk by unsafe sex, and therefore protect
yourself."
*ChildFree in Philly*
Request for an apology from Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?JerryPat
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