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   From: pxhxz@cadence.com   
      
   In article <80cea7f8-335b-4e15-9494-0ca08b3870db@s12g2000prc.googlegroups.com>   
   Steady Eddy  writes:   
   >Legalizing drugs like herion and cocaine would not be a logical course   
   >of action. To quote Dr. David F. Musto   
   >   
   >"New laws against drugs, and a shift in public opinion, appear to have   
   >reduced enormous opiate and cocaine consumption in the United States   
   >earlier in the century by well over fifty percent."   
   >   
   >I think that statement sums it up.   
      
   Maybe, maybe not.   
      
   My guess is that half of the previous consumers of opiates and cocaine just   
   switched to legal drugs like alcohol, Tylenol, Aleve, Motrin, Anacin, caffeine,   
   etc., and/or to other illegal drugs such as marijuana, speed, etc.   
      
   All prohobition does is make the problem worse.  Legalization and education   
   would make the problem better.   
      
   -Pete Zakel   
    (phz@seeheader.nospam)   
      
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