PROHIBITION DOESN'T ADDRESS CAUSES OF DESPAIR

Editor:

James Williams sincerity in his letter, "Efforts made for a drug and
alcohol free reserve", (LD News, Feb. 5), is touching.

If Mr. Williams believes that drugs are the cause of the problems on
his reserve, I wish him well in his endeavors to eradicate their use.
However, drugs and alcohol are more likely a symptom of larger issues.

Prohibition doesn't work because it is not the alcohol or drugs that
cause the problems that concern Mr. Williams. Taking away the drugs
and alcohol will only leave the despair that has been caused by a
lack of opportunity and years of being treated like second-class citizens.

These are the issues that should concern Mr. Williams and all Canadians.

Moe Brondum

North Battleford, Saskatchewan