Pubdate: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2015 Star Advertiser Contact: http://www.staradvertiser.com/info/Star-Advertiser_Letter_to_the_Editor.html Website: http://www.staradvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5154 Author: Joann Breeden LEGAL POT WILL LEAD TO MORE ADDICTION People of Hawaii need education regarding the perils of legal marijuana. I'm an addiction counselor and worked in alcohol and drug treatment centers for 25 years. About 94 percent of patients I worked with started their chemical use with marijuana. When the drug stopped working, patients used other drugs to get high. Along with increased chemical abuse, other crimes committed included physical violence, murder and robbery. Do the people of Hawaii want crime and alcohol and drug addiction to increase? If people don't want this inevitable outcome of legalizing marijuana, learn the truth about addiction. Legislators are supposed to be looking out for us. Remember, politicians only do what is good for themselves, not the right thing. People need to get involved to help save Hawaii families from addiction. Joann Breeden Kahuku - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom