A detective empties a vial of prescription drugs, mostly painkillers, at a police station in Columbus, Ind., on March 22, 2013. (AP file)
Regarding efforts to ramp up anti-marijuana education campaigns in Colorado, a little perspective is in order. Like any drug, marijuana can be harmful if abused.
However, the biggest drug threat facing youth is prescription drug abuse. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, drug overdose death rates have never been higher. Most are caused by prescription drugs. The problem is so bad that drug overdose deaths have surpassed motor-vehicle crashes as a cause of death from unintentional injury. Marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death.
Alcohol poisoning kills more people each year than all illegal drugs combined. Gov. John Hickenlooper is actively promoting craft beer in the governor’s mansion while simultaneously calling for an anti-marijuana campaign [for young people].
By all means, educate youth about the dangers of marijuana. Just make sure it’s part of broader reality-based drug education and not a revived culture war. The medicine cabinet at home and the craft beer flowing in the governor’s mansion both pose greater threats to Colorado youth than newly legal marijuana.
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