DON'T FORGET ALCOHOL

Regarding Terry Hood's June 9 Viewpoints letter, "For the sake of society":
When we raise the level of the drug war, let's not forget to apply it to
all drugs, fairly.

Anyone behind the wheel of a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level above the
legal limit should also be jailed immediately.

Thousands of children are left orphans when their parents are killed while
driving under the influence.

And let's not forget the babies who are born deformed because of their
mother's chemical or alcohol abuse. These people also abandon their
children, physically abuse their children, divorce each other and fight
over custody rights.

Juvenile offenders are a problem here, also.

The easy access to alcohol must also be due to "lack of proper focus, poor
leadership and politics and underfunding. There is not one person in this
country whose life has not been affected, in some way, by" alcohol.

We should probably kick down the doors of people suspected of drinking to
excess and who might go out and drive, putting someone at risk in the
process. Let's not forget to test the blood of every prospective employee.

Prohibition didn't work for alcohol and it isn't working for these other
drugs, either.

Alcohol offenders deserve harsh treatment and should receive more than just
the slap on the wrist they now get even after multiple offenses, "for the
sake of society."

Alice T. Veley, Houston