Re: [Vision2020] Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.

[Debbie Gray]

I don't see how the statistics that say 'alcohol kills 6.5 times 
more youth than all other illicit drugs' provides much support 
for legalizing marijuana for non-medical use (if that is what 
your previous post was getting at). Alcohol doesn't kill the 
youth, most are killed in alcohol related motor vehicle crashes. 
Driving under the influence isn't restricted to driving under 
the influence of alcohol, it's driving under the influence of 
drugs, alcohol, prescription drugs, etc. 

And the penalties for DUI are not that tough either. Yes, our 
culture is bipolar in its thoughts and actions about drugs and 
alcohol and alcohol use in youth but using one symptom of 
substance abuse to support another doesn't fly with me.

Debbie

On 27 Jun 2005 at 6:04, Tbertruss at aol.com wrote:

> Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit drugs
> combined.