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To: KLP who wrote (17830)	2/1/2002 9:52:48 PM
From: alanrs	Respond to of 281500

People could eventually realize just how much drugs cost, in personal economic terms, in human emotional, physical, and financial cost, and in community property and emotional damage. I don't think people realize how the problem gets passed on from one generation to the next once it starts. I cringe when I read phrases like "a little harmless fun". If George had a problem with drugs/alcohol and has gotten past it, he has accomplished something that most in that spot do not. I'm sure he also learned a lot in the process. ARS

To: KLP who wrote (17830)	2/2/2002 2:32:20 PM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

...have the members of the families of the drug/alcohol tell their stories A similar approach is being taken with respect to speeding and other risky behavior behind the wheel. I've seen such publicity spots on TV in France, they should be enough to make one think twice. But with repetition, maybe the shock would quickly wear off, I don't know. They used advertising time to address the problem of risky sexual practice, and above all to use a condom, in connection with AIDS. This seemed to have a beneficial effect, but that problem is on the rise again. Ultimately I don't know how pass the message about harmful things like drug usage which usually start from mindless conformism due to peer pressure, during adolescence when conformism is a stronger urge than at any other age in life. The enormous profits resulting from illegality don't help matters, that's evident. And when one supposedly has attained the "age of reason", well... AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS IF YOU DO - The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Country mcwilliams.com