Pubdate: Tue, 22 Jun 2010
Source: Culpeper Star-Exponent (VA)
Copyright: 2010 Kirk Muse
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Author: Kirk Muse

WHY NO MURDERS OVER CAFFEINE OR NICOTINE?

I'm writing about Jim Bayne's column Sunday ("Mexico has a legitimate
gripe when it comes to our drug habit").

First off, Mexico has not had more than 23,000 drug-related deaths
since December 2006. It has had more than 23,000 drug prohibition
caused deaths since December 2006.

Even though caffeine is a drug that is more addictive than marijuana,
neither Mexico nor the United States has any murders caused by it.

Why? It's legal.

Nicotine is a drug that's much more addictive than any illegal drug,
yet we have no murders caused by it.

Why? It's legal.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.
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