'CRITICAL MESSAGE' I applaud the Sacramento, Modesto and Fresno Bees' 18-page report on methamphetamine. Your large investigative team demonstrated that substance abuse is the common risk factor behind numerous social ills, such as childhood neglect and abuse, family violence, infant mortality, impaired childhood development, crime, diminished school achievement and environmental degradation. If our government and community invested the resources that are absolutely needed by our drug prevention and law enforcement agencies to reduce substance abuse, we would necessarily reduce these other social ills as well as save a significant portion of the more than $1 billion that Sacramento spends to hold these ills at bay. It is hard to imagine a more prudent investment. Thank you for your own investment of reporters and money to bring us this critical message. Paul L. Seave, United States Attorney, Sacramento
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