Pubdate: Sat, 29 Jan 2000
Source: Arizona Republic (AZ)
Copyright: 2000 The Arizona Republic
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Author: Janet D. Lapey, M.D.
Note: "Last week's (Jan. 22) questions about the war on drugs brought a
record 161 letters."
Related: Series Index at http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n103/a01.html

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
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