DRUG PROBLEMS HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED CORRECTLY

In the last few weeks, the Star-Gazette has published many articles
concerning drugs.

Columnist Jim Pfiffer tells us about the easily available prescription
drugs in our schools and on the street.

Peter Christ, a retired police captain that is a member of Law
Enforcement Against Prohibition, tells us our ongoing drug policies
obviously don't work and never will.

Another article shows that 2.3 million of our citizens locked up.
That's more than Russia or China. That equates to one person out of
100 is in jail.

We spend more than $49 billion a year on corrections, up from $11
billion 20 years ago. We spend six times more on corrections than for
higher education.

These ridiculous policies are bankrupting us and have absolutely no
effect on availability, crime or recidivism.

I have two conclusions. One, since our society and government can't
deal with reality, why should we expect our citizens to? And two,
after digesting all the information, statistics and our embarrassing
inability to address these problems, I decided I need drugs.

Rod Havens,

Odessa