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To: PartyTime who wrote (49922)	10/20/2000 3:38:54 PM
From: Andy Thomas	Respond to of 769670

--KLP, what you don't realize is that when we deal with the issue of substance abuse problems--the use of which is essentially a moral choice made by an individual--and countermand such problems with criminal sanctions, we do more harm than good. -- the pod people will never understand this... they're in a trance. 'alcohol good' (not a drug) 'whatever drug they tell me bad... it bad' 'keep pumping ritalin into the boyz' 'give me prozac... good.. (drug company told me so)' andy

To: PartyTime who wrote (49922)	10/20/2000 4:32:20 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 769670

You may want to look at just a bit more info... ojp.usdoj.gov Bureau of Justice Statistics' Drugs and Crime page You may want to notice where the rise in the chart (drug abuse violations) starts...... ojp.usdoj.gov studentadvantage.lycos.com Requirements Toughened on Annual Crime Reports While the NYU Campus Safety Report, published in the Oct. 5 issue of NYU Today, reports no arrests in 1998 for alcohol or drug policy violations, the Office of Drug and Alcohol Education recorded 84 violations involving drugs or alcohol in the Fall 1998 semester alone. According to Sara Arthur, Assistant Vice President for Student Life, the office also reported that Emergency Medical Services was involved in seven such incidents in the fall semester of 1998. In all, 174 students were involved in these incidents, but because of current reporting requirements, none show up on the Campus Safety Report. law.gov.au From Australia.... "For the first time in Australia we have hard quantitative data on drug-related crime within specific areas," Senator Vanstone said. "The results confirm that there is a very strong link between opiate use and property crimes. Of those detainees whose most serious charge is a property offence, 43% tested positive for opiates. "The link between illicit drugs and criminal offending is very strong for all crimes. "The survey found very high levels of illicit drug use among people who are detained in police lock-ups for driving offences, crimes of violence and disorder offences. The link between illicit drug use and these crimes is a wake up call.