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Why does alcohol get such good PR? According to the it is estimated that more than 140,000 people (approximately 97,000 men and 43,000 women) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth-leading preventable cause of death in the United States — behind tobacco, poor diet, physical inactivity, and illegal drugs.

Alcohol is involved in more homicides across the U.S. compared to other substances, like heroin and cocaine. In fact, about 40% of convicted murderers had used alcohol before or during the crime.

Alcohol is often considered just as bad as drugs because it can be addictive and harmful to a person’s health and well-being. Like drugs, alcohol can impair a person’s judgment, coordination, and cognitive functioning. It can also lead to risky behaviors, such as drunk driving or violence.

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In the U.S. from 1920 to 1933, prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. It was said the reason was to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America. That sounds good, but I wonder why they didn鈥檛 call for a 鈥淲ar on Alcohol鈥� the same way If they would have, I also wonder if after 52 years of a 鈥淲ar on Alcohol,鈥� treatment centers would be all over the place for help.

So why again does alcohol get such good PR?聽Watch a sporting event? Alcohol commercial. See someone鈥檚 Facebook post? At the beach on vacation with alcohol to show relaxation. As a matter of fact, alcohol is so popular that if you鈥檙e with a bunch of adults and you tell folks that you don鈥檛 drink, they kinda wonder what鈥檚 wrong with you. Drinking in social settings is completely normal but being the one that doesn鈥檛 drink isn鈥檛.

That鈥檚 a head-scratcher to me. After a couple of drinks, it clearly does something to the body, but we look at that as normal, but other stuff isn鈥檛.

Speaking of other stuff, we have a drug problem in this country because we refuse to be honest about it. We have spent 50-plus years disproportionately incarcerating people of color, yet we have some folks pretending like it was no big deal.

• Black incarceration rate in America exploded from about 600 per 100,000 people in 1970 to 1,808 in 2000
• Latino incarceration rate in America went from 208 per 100,000 people in 1970 to 615 per 100,000 in 2000
• White incarceration rate grew from 103 per 100,000 people in 1970 to 242 in 2000

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Here鈥檚 the kicker. We have folks that want to repeat that behavior again today. Some have no other plan other than locking folks up with a drug problem. I want to be clear, this drug crisis breaks my heart, but so does knowing that some of you believe a war on people instead of drugs is the solution. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e in this situation in the first place. We are so outdated that we don鈥檛 even have drug education as a curriculum in school. I mean, don鈥檛 we have to do a little more than 鈥渏ust say no鈥�?

Alcohol and drug use can cause significant harm to individuals and society. It’s essential that we educate ourselves and others about the potential dangers of these substances and provide support and resources to those struggling with addiction. Once that happens, then we can work towards a society that is free from the harmful effects of substance abuse. I鈥檇 like to see the can stop being kicked down the road, and actually do real work to solve this issue. Right now, we are 52 years behind.

Gee Scott is the co-host of the Gee & Ursula show on 成人X站 Newsradio, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon