INFORMED MINDS

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Robust, full bodied and completely alive...
That pretty much sums up our Monday night family dinner gathering...
The discussion de jour was the possibility of legalizing drugs...Can you imagine how well that went over with the older kids...and then of course me?!

Their dad took a surprising approach, which of course raised all the kid's eyebrows...and that set into motion the verbal sparring match...It's good to be among so many young minds with minds of their own!

Yes we're losing the war against drugs...but-making them easier to get-isn't the solution...Our crime is fueled by illegal drug use and the growing disease of addiction. Mexico's President Calderon just told President Obama that if we treat the problem of addiction in our nation, we'll stem the flow of illegal drugs across Mexico's borders into the United States. The brutal, bloody war along the border and in communities all across our land...is destroying the very fabric of our nation-while robbing our young people of the chance for a healthy, productive and safe life.

The criminal justice community and substance abuse officials in New Orleans are fighting back!
Joining forces, working together and launching a hard line of defense that one day -will not be broken. I am sure of that. If we band together, educate ourselves about the deadly disease of addiction...each one of us will know how to help a suffering soul find the serenity that comes with cleaning up their life. With every life we help, that's one less life that is lost to the disease...and to the drug cartels that are poisoning every one's future.

It can be done. One person at a time. One discussion at a time...like at our dinner table. Informed minds make better choices...Healthier decisions...And believe me-when the kids left dinner-they certainly had something to think about--and a whole lot of choices to digest!

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