tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post114368770303330121..comments2024-01-05T09:33:41.964-05:00Comments on Dare Generation Diary: What's the DEAl?Garret Overstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591273708913985060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post-1143740626829854922006-03-30T12:43:00.000-05:002006-03-30T12:43:00.000-05:00I have used http://www.free-legal-referral.com in ...I have used http://www.free-legal-referral.com in the past to find lawyers in my area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post-1143698634096153022006-03-30T01:03:00.000-05:002006-03-30T01:03:00.000-05:00Another thing..Advertising a comparative analysis ...Another thing..<BR/><BR/>Advertising a comparative analysis on treatment rates across different countries will help your case more. In the Netherlands, 2% of current pot users (past month ) are in treatment. Of these 2%, the primary problem for 50% is a drug other than pot, but pot's mentioned as a secondary or tertiary problem. 30% have pot as their main problem, but other drugs are involved as well, and 20% for just pot. In essence, 1% (~5,000) of past month pot users is the metric for comparision. By that standard, 146,000 should be in treatment, instead of 274,000.<BR/><BR/>The key problem here is that in relative terms, pot's a problem for very few people, but the absolute number is nontrivial.daksyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473145703382086749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post-1143698225274966652006-03-30T00:57:00.000-05:002006-03-30T00:57:00.000-05:00Good point, Daksya.Here are some useful breakdowns...Good point, Daksya.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2004/08/03/treatmentStatisticsOrTheDr.html" REL="nofollow">Here are some useful breakdowns</A>.<BR/><BR/>Also, for someone who wants to address this in a letter, in another speech, Karen talked about Victoria Rogers as having been killed by a driver <A HREF="http://www.dea.gov/speeches/s102604.html" REL="nofollow">high on a virtual drug cocktail of marijuana, cocaine, and opiates</A>, not just marijuana. Actual news reports are very hard to find -- the accident involved three cars, and there were questions at the time of the accident as to who was driving the thunderbird that sideswiped a truck and then hit Victoria's car. This is the best example she has of marijuana causing death? Shows how weak her argument is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post-1143697160166794052006-03-30T00:39:00.000-05:002006-03-30T00:39:00.000-05:00Not a convincing response. That can be read as mea...Not a convincing response. <BR/><BR/>That can be read as meaning that half of those in treatment do belong there.<BR/><BR/>You need to highlight that only <A HREF="http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2004/08/03/treatmentStatisticsOrTheDr.html" REL="nofollow">1 out of 6</A> are referred by self or family. The rest are referred by institutions like schools, churches, or primarily the criminal justice system.daksyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473145703382086749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post-1143696144597308992006-03-30T00:22:00.000-05:002006-03-30T00:22:00.000-05:0054 percent of adolescents entering treatment for m...<I>54 percent of adolescents entering treatment for marijuana were coerced by the criminal justice system</I><BR/><BR/>And I'll bet a sizable chunk of the remaining 46% have been coerced by their parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com