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Letter: Prohibition has been shown not to work

Hugh Robertson

The Scotsman

Sunday 13 Jul 1997

Sir, - I was very glad to see that in a recent article Alan Cochrane has seen sense with regard to the failure of the "Just Say No" slogan used by, among others, Scotland Against Drugs. What more proof do we need that this does not work? Poll after poll has shown that large numbers of
youngsters continue to ignore this form of "education", and t is well known that some people will do illegal things for the thrill factor, or to rebel against authority.

I wonder if Alan Cochrane would be willing to extend his logic to the issue of prohibition? The current system of criminilising the use of certain drugs is comparable to American alcohol prohibition in the 1920s. Alcohol prohibition may have reduced overall consumption of alcohol, but it led to a rise in the use of dangerous moonshine (illegal drugs are often adulterated and therefore potentially more dangerous than they would be if legal). Also, it caused a large increase in murder rates and enabled organised crime to make huge sums of tax-free money.

It did not work and had to be repealed. Drugs prohibition has been shown not to work and also has to be repealed.

Hugh Robertson
Barrack Street Perth
HughRobertson@shuggie.demon.co.uk

 

 

 

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