Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!elbereth!rutgers!seismo!rochester!ray From: ray@rochester.ARPA (Ray Frank) Newsgroups: net.med,talk.politics.misc Subject: Re: Drug Abuse - True Problem or Media Hype? Message-ID: <21341@rochester.ARPA> Date: Mon, 6-Oct-86 10:01:14 EDT Article-I.D.: rocheste.21341 Posted: Mon Oct 6 10:01:14 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Oct-86 23:39:33 EDT References: <720@scc.UUCP> <20756@rochester.ARPA> <463@epimass.UUCP> <3707@hplabsb.UUCP> Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept., Rochester, NY Lines: 12 Xref: watmath net.med:5085 talk.politics.misc:555 In article <3707@hplabsb.UUCP>, piety@hplabsb.UUCP (Bob Piety) writes: > > Now look around at the people you know who DON'T use drugs. WHY don't they > use them? Because they can't get them? Because they can't afford them? > NO!!! Most people don't use drugs because they understand the risks of taking > them. > Over 50% of high-schoolers are using or have tried various drugs. So it would appear that MOST people in a certain age group do use or have tried drugs, and the usage of certain drugs by this age group is increasing. ray