Re: drug abuse among the homeless

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brother Nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>And the answer to question 1) is still that the legal
>drugs are the ones that are our biggest problems
>among minors.

Is that because they are legal?  Or are the legal because they are the most
popular drugs?

>children with drugs, the fact of the matter is that
>it's the legal ones that pose the biggest problems.

And the illegal drugs are bigger problems than they should be partly because
they are illegal.

>Throwing them in jail need not be our first response,
>but legalization should clearly be our last.

Actually, I would argue that legalization should clearly be our first
response, and throwing them in jail should clearly be our last (and never for
simple possession or use).

-Pete Zakel
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