WHAT ABOUT ALCOHOL? IT'S DANGEROUS, TOO

Tom Pittman, La Crosse

Fritz Leinfelder's statement May 10, addresses his opinion that most
hard drug users started by first using marijuana. Which is his
opinion? Pot use leads to hard drug use? Most people in our county
jails are there on alcohol-related offenses, not for marijuana
turning them into hard drug addicts.

Fritz, you're a good guy, but ask those people arrested for pot use
if they first started with the most dangerous drug known to man -
alcohol! Ask the hard drug user if he started with alcohol, too!
Alcohol has been used as a painkiller for centuries!

Yes, alcohol is a dangerous, mood-altering substance that leads many
to crime, violence and irrational decisions, hurting many.

Stop and smell the roses, Fritz.