Pubdate: Thu, 25 Jun 2015
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)
Copyright: 2015 Star Advertiser
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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
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