Pubdate: Wed, 25 Sep 2013
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
Copyright: 2013 Northern Territory News
Contact:  http://ntnews.news.com.au/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/283
Author: Stephen John Brown

TOXIC ALCOHOL'S THE REAL DRUG DANGER

I TOTALLY disagree with that reformed addict who blames his addiction 
on cannabis use.

He admitted to being addicted to alcohol, cannabis and meth. I'd say 
he had a predisposition to abuse any drug he consumed.

Millions of people use drugs every day responsibly.

When teenagers take that first step into getting "high", the legal 
pathway compels them to drink alcohol. Now that's a bad choice. Why? 
Just read the tabloids everyday - drunken violence - trails of 
victims and shattered lives.

I saw the light 40 years ago. I rarely, if ever, drink alcohol these days.

I prefer to have a joint in the evening, at home, doing no harm to 
anyone but myself, maybe. Yet I am persecuted for it.

I am 70 years of age and have been smoking pot for 40 years. I scored 
129 in the last national IQ test, solved the hardest Sudoku, don't 
need a calculator for maths and don't suffer any brain damage. I am 
convinced if I had been on the grog for 50 years I would not be so lucky today.

Alcohol is a toxin and should be labelled as such.

My tip: don't do any drugs (especially alcohol) until the brain is 
fully developed and don't abuse drugs.

Stephen John Brown, McMinns Lagoon
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