Pubdate: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 Source: Oklahoman, The (OK) Copyright: 2001 The Oklahoma Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.oklahoman.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/318 Author: Hellen Cole Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1224/a06.html NOBODY IS IMMUNE TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to The Oklahoman for the many informative articles concerning substance abuse. You can't print it often enough or say it loud enough. We'll never solve the problem of crime in the streets, welfare costs or health care costs until we solve the problem of substance abuse. More importantly is the cost in human misery. I don't know what the answer is, but I do know that in most cases (though not all) putting an abuser in prison is not a solution. For the preservation of our way of life as a united people, we must find the answer. Addiction knows no class, race, religious or party affiliation. Not one of us is immune. Helen Cole, Norman - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D