SCARY

Re. On illegal drugs as a symptom (Duff's Corner, Feb. 15): Two
points about your column on teen drugs: First, the numbers you quoted
regarding Hudson teen drug use are wrong. The number of Hudson teens
who have tried drugs is over 80 per cent and the number of Hudson
teens who have problems with drugs is over 40 percent. This is
straight from the treatment counsellors.

Even more importantly, the drugs used are extremely harmful,
including very potent marijuana, speed, ecstasy, and crack cocaine,
all of which are widespread. To say that Hudson loses almost half of
its teenagers to major drug problems is scary, hunh?

The problem with teenagers leaving the house and laughing at the
rules? The answer is simple - they can leave but they cannot come back.

Paul McTeigue

Hudson