>Della,
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>I think most of us would do whatever it takes to cure this problem. Problem is, it hasn't been demonstrated that legalization cures it. They still have problems in Europe even though it's legal in places.
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>The collateral damage, as Barbara points out, is what concerns me. If a person wants to kill themselves with coke, crack, crank, heroin, etc. they can go right ahead. It's the damage to the innocent bystanders and the cost to the sate that bothers me. Money that could be spent on education or numerous other worthwile projects gets spent on fixing broken people. People who "broke" themselves, I might add.
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>As an aside, I noted a study on Fox news the other night that said 65% of the homeless people in this country are drug/alcohol dependant. Based on the ones I see, I would have thought it higher.

Since alcohol is part of the problem, as are drugs, does this mean we should outlaw alcohol?