Pubdate: Sun, 25 Aug 2013
Source: Herald-Star (OH)
Copyright: 2013 The Herald-Star
Contact:  http://www.hsconnect.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1268
Author: William Murray

LET'S STOP THIS BLIGHT ON SOCIETY

To the editor:

This letter is regarding the story about the father who spoke out on
drug abuse by children. I was touched at the parent's response to his
child's death.

The issue of drugs and addiction is an issue for all the locals to be
concerned with. Dealing with drug addicts at any level has cost our
society as a whole too much and needs to have some final closure for
all to get some peace. We who live here in Jefferson County, and who
live as well in Steubenville, need to remember alcohol is a drug too,
so we show in society it's cool to drink or party. The drug issue is
kept quiet, too, but how long do we have to see the loss either in tax
abuse with welfare, with drug addicts using their benefits to buy
drugs? We here in Steubenville just close our eyes to our neighbors
who do it - we allow them to use benefits for good to be used for bad,
but does our social system of governing help?

Well, alas, they get paid either way, mostly from our taxes. Where do
we draw the line? These are simple suggestions - drug test welfare
recipients as well as school children older than 14 , and as well
those who participate in school sports, too.

In closing, this reader is so tired of hearing of all these losses -
we all need to come together to stop this blight on all our society.

William Murray

Steubenville
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