News (Media Awareness Project) - US NJ: Editorial: Misbegotten War |
| Title: | US NJ: Editorial: Misbegotten War |
| Published On: | 1999-09-25 |
| Source: | Star-Ledger (NJ) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 16:49:40 |
MISBEGOTTEN WAR
It should come as no surprise that we are losing the war on drugs.
People continue to use illegal substances. What may be surprising to
some is that many abusers are not ne'er-do-wells hanging on the
fringes of society.
A new government report found that 70 percent of people who abuse
drugs work full time, and 80 percent of those who abuse alcohol are
full-time employees.
That's a different problem involving different people than the one
we've been told we must fight. Maybe we should turn down the noise on
drugs a little so we can hear the facts better.
It should come as no surprise that we are losing the war on drugs.
People continue to use illegal substances. What may be surprising to
some is that many abusers are not ne'er-do-wells hanging on the
fringes of society.
A new government report found that 70 percent of people who abuse
drugs work full time, and 80 percent of those who abuse alcohol are
full-time employees.
That's a different problem involving different people than the one
we've been told we must fight. Maybe we should turn down the noise on
drugs a little so we can hear the facts better.
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