greenbuddha Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 US: PUB LTE: Alcohol Is A More Deadly Drug Than Pot Get Active Subscribe Support Us URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n489/a08.html Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm Votes: 0 Pubdate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 Source: Christian Science Monitor (US) Copyright: 2012 The Christian Science Publishing Society Contact: letters@csmonitor.com Website: http://www.csmonitor.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/83 Note: Letters to the Editor for the October 1, 2012 weekly print issue ALCOHOL IS A MORE DEADLY DRUG THAN POT In the One Minute Debate in the Sept. 10 commentary section, "Voter choice: Should states legalize marijuana?," David Evans argues the "No" case. He states that "Marijuana is the most prevalent drug found in drivers killed in crashes." Mr. Evans's statement should really read: "Marijuana is the most prevalent illegal drug...." Though most policymakers don't consider alcohol to be a drug, alcohol is involved in around 31 percent of all US traffic fatalities, while only about 4 to 14 percent of drivers who were injured or died in traffic accidents tested positive for marijuana. Randall Baker Roseville, Calif. MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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