ATTACK REASONS FOR DRUG USE

We're told that if we legalize drugs all of our problems will
magically go away.

Alcohol is legal and the police "waste" lots of time dealing with the
effects of its use as well -- the CounterAttack program, the domestic
violence calls for alcohol-fuelled beatings, the car chases and
crashes caused by drunk drivers, the vandalism and mayhem caused by
bar patrons, the house parties that get out of control, the
apprehension of neglected and abused children and the assaults and
murders in which alcohol played a role.

Instead of arguing over what substances should be legal, we should
deal with the real issue -- the reasons people use drugs in the first
place. If we do a better job of dealing with mental illness,
homelessness, depression, loneliness and despair and poor or abusive
parenting maybe we will decrease the demand for all things
mind-bending.

People use drugs to make themselves feel better about themselves and
the world around them. There are much better ways that don't destroy
one's mind and body, but people need proper guidance to find those
ways.

K.V. Cutler

Victoria