Re: Booze destroys more families than pot

On Apr 11, 9:34 am, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "M_P" <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Considering that alcohol is a gazillion times more likely to be the
> >problem causing children to be removed from their homes, this simply
> >doesn't make sense.
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> No stats, no facts.  Just worthless personal opinion.

http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.aspx?articleid=156&zoneid=49
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CASA conducted an unprecedented survey of child welfare professionals
across the country about substance abuse and addiction. The survey of
915 child welfare professionals reveals: [...]

    * Almost 90% cite alcohol alone or in conjunction with illegal or
prescription drugs as the main substance of abuse. Of illegal drugs,
48.5% cite crack cocaine as the most commonly abused, 20.5% cite
marijuana and 14.2% cite methamphetamine.

> >There are a lot of people in this state with a severe drinking
> >problem.
>
> No stats, no facts.  Just worthless personal opinion.

http://www.druginterventions.net/alaska.htm
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According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2003), [...]
more than 23% of Alaskans showed binge alcohol use and around 41%
re****ted perceptions of great risk of having five or more drinks of an
alcoholic beverage once or twice a week.