Saturday, December 31, 2005
America Is Losing the War On DRUGS
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| America Is Losing the War On DRUGS | ||
| Naples, FL 34104 | December 27 2005 | |
| "Don't Talk To Strangers" hasn't lost its impact from parents of every generation The "Say No To Drugs" is reaching the wrong audience, according to Eric R. Danton, Hartford Courant, a daily in Connecticut. He is the rock critic. Danton says that "many dealers sell drugs because it's the fastest, easiest way they know to make money, which they need to buy the one thing that truly matters to them: STATUS. He refers to Rapper 50 Cent, who owns a mansion in Farmington, CT. He has written a book, an autobiography, From Pieces to Weight. He has cooked and sold cocaine when he was 11 years old. He learned the lucrative economics of the street instead of applying for college. He wrote that the idea of going to school for another six years to make less money than he could make in six months is laughable. He made $24.9 million in earnings as a rapper last year, according to Rolling Stone Status. You cannot reach this group until they decide that drugs are BAD to deal or to take. This group never will be reached with "SAY NO TO DRUGS" if they ever see the message. It is too bad! "Don't Talk to Strangers" When I was a small child, my mother always said: "Don't Talk To Strangers." I am sure that my friends who had a horrible experience recently were given the same advice. My friends are opening a small deli restaurant. The husband received a traffic violation and had to appear in court. While in court, they met a couple who were there for a violation. They became friends and invited them to their condo. They asked the "friends" to help them install sinks in their restaurant. They said: "Yes." The "friends" took mattresses from the condo and stayed at the store to install the sinks. That is not all they took. They had drinking parties at the store and shared cocaine with others. My friends were in the hole for helping these people get their car out. It was impounded. They also had other expenses totaling $2,000. My friends changed the locks on the restaurant and their condo after they got rid of them. Asked if they would talk to strangers again, they said "Never!" Our parents did give good advice way back then. We should take it. | ||
| Cynthia Bercowetz (consumreye@aol.com) Author/Consumer Advocate 738 Landover Circle, C 102 Naples, FL 34104 Phone : 239-455-1694 | ||
