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To: alanrs who wrote (218710)	9/6/2007 7:40:54 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 793759

it opens the public to more social problems, higher risk of personal injury, and self abuse. i would not want open access to drugs. It is bad enough now with drug abuse, having it available to public certainly would spread abuse. Abuse does not have to intended rather it can be quick dependence. same as alcohol. Many have just one drink and cannot stop drinking. many die from alcohol abuse, we just had a kid at local college overdose alcohol 3/4 of fifth of gin and his heart stopped or his breathing stopped. the mind shuts down and your functions shut down. ps the smart folks got out of new orleans and will not return.

To: alanrs who wrote (218710)	9/6/2007 7:43:58 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793759

I appreciate your honesty and openness about this. I knew some people back in the 70s who used heroin, all but one wound up in a bad way. It takes a certain strength of character to overcome heroin addiction. In those days you had to go to a rough section of the city to get heroin. I was talking to a friend's son recently who goes to high school in a nice upper middle class town. He told me heroin is easily available in that school. I was stunned, but maybe I shouldn't have been. Those who say we're winning the War on Drugs are either lying or delusional.