News (Media Awareness Project) - US TX: PUB LTE: Blow Misses Big Picture |
| Title: | US TX: PUB LTE: Blow Misses Big Picture |
| Published On: | 2005-10-21 |
| Source: | Dallas Morning News (TX) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-15 10:37:35 |
BLOW MISSES BIG PICTURE
Re: "Addict's photos make big picture hard to miss," by Steve Blow,
Sunday Metro.
Mr. Blow's column misses the big picture. Scare tactics have never
stopped kids from using drugs. Look at the studies on our most famous
scare tactic program, DARE.
The Roseanne Holland booking photos do not show a woman insufficiently
frightened as a child. They show a woman arrested and imprisoned
because of her addiction, instead of being treated for it.
How would Roseanne Holland have looked after 10 years if she had been
arrested and imprisoned for diabetes? Would she have lived that long?
Suzanne Wills, Drug Policy Forum of Texas, Dallas
Re: "Addict's photos make big picture hard to miss," by Steve Blow,
Sunday Metro.
Mr. Blow's column misses the big picture. Scare tactics have never
stopped kids from using drugs. Look at the studies on our most famous
scare tactic program, DARE.
The Roseanne Holland booking photos do not show a woman insufficiently
frightened as a child. They show a woman arrested and imprisoned
because of her addiction, instead of being treated for it.
How would Roseanne Holland have looked after 10 years if she had been
arrested and imprisoned for diabetes? Would she have lived that long?
Suzanne Wills, Drug Policy Forum of Texas, Dallas
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