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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 187480" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>I think that the forbidden - no matter what it is - is oh, so attractive to adolescents and young adults. I personally believe that taking the mysterious quality away will really cut down on overindulgence.</p><p></p><p>However, we MUST have quality, realistic education about uses of mind altering substances, whatever they are - legal or illegal. No scare tactics - just the truth. I believe that a certain percentage of drinkers have the genetic makeup to become alcoholics. That potential is there, just waiting for the correct scenerio to come to fruition. I say this having worked in couple of alcohol rehab centers. I do not believe that people choose to become alcoholics. We need to give the facts to young people, along with the warning signs. Then, we need to make treatment available and affordable and take away the stigma.</p><p></p><p>I don't think we can eliminate alcohol or other mind altering substances from our culture. We call some of them legal, we call some of them illegal. in my humble opinion those are arbitrary designations. I'm for the liberal approach with education, education, education and available treatment for addiction. I'm also for really, really tough DUI laws. I think we need to take away the liscense and the car on the second DUI.</p><p></p><p>Here in our state we have something called The Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. Other states have them as well. It is a fund of money created by "add on" fees to DUI and BUI (boating and bicycling under the influence) charges. The Board that governs the fund gives grants to individuals who have suffered brain injuries or spinal cord injuries from accidents. I really like this concept because those who overindulge and choose to irresponsibly operate a vehicle are giving money to help those who have been hurt. I think it is a good system - and a different way of dealing with the substance use problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 187480, member: 3704"] I think that the forbidden - no matter what it is - is oh, so attractive to adolescents and young adults. I personally believe that taking the mysterious quality away will really cut down on overindulgence. However, we MUST have quality, realistic education about uses of mind altering substances, whatever they are - legal or illegal. No scare tactics - just the truth. I believe that a certain percentage of drinkers have the genetic makeup to become alcoholics. That potential is there, just waiting for the correct scenerio to come to fruition. I say this having worked in couple of alcohol rehab centers. I do not believe that people choose to become alcoholics. We need to give the facts to young people, along with the warning signs. Then, we need to make treatment available and affordable and take away the stigma. I don't think we can eliminate alcohol or other mind altering substances from our culture. We call some of them legal, we call some of them illegal. in my humble opinion those are arbitrary designations. I'm for the liberal approach with education, education, education and available treatment for addiction. I'm also for really, really tough DUI laws. I think we need to take away the liscense and the car on the second DUI. Here in our state we have something called The Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. Other states have them as well. It is a fund of money created by "add on" fees to DUI and BUI (boating and bicycling under the influence) charges. The Board that governs the fund gives grants to individuals who have suffered brain injuries or spinal cord injuries from accidents. I really like this concept because those who overindulge and choose to irresponsibly operate a vehicle are giving money to help those who have been hurt. I think it is a good system - and a different way of dealing with the substance use problem. [/QUOTE]
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