News (Media Awareness Project) - US AZ: LTE: Legal Means Hooked |
Title: | US AZ: LTE: Legal Means Hooked |
Published On: | 2000-01-29 |
Source: | Arizona Republic (AZ) |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 05:09:58 |
LEGAL MEANS HOOKED
Drug legalizers employ Tokyo Rose tactics to convince people that we are
losing the war on drugs, when the truth is that drug use is held down
because of anti-drug laws. When drug legalization was forced on the Chinese
in the nineteenth century, almost one in three became opium-addicted.
What would America be like if one in every three persons were addicted to
crack? Currently, only 0.8 percent of Americans use cocaine, whereas 52
percent drink alcohol, which is legal.
Janet D. Lapey, M.D., Quincy, MA
Drug legalizers employ Tokyo Rose tactics to convince people that we are
losing the war on drugs, when the truth is that drug use is held down
because of anti-drug laws. When drug legalization was forced on the Chinese
in the nineteenth century, almost one in three became opium-addicted.
What would America be like if one in every three persons were addicted to
crack? Currently, only 0.8 percent of Americans use cocaine, whereas 52
percent drink alcohol, which is legal.
Janet D. Lapey, M.D., Quincy, MA
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