O<i> ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.</i>

Drug use:

It seemed only years ago when drug use was a hidden “hobby.” Now that times have changed, teen-age drug abusers in county high schools not only brag of their usage but also criticize the students who are not involved.

I am a student at San Clemente High School who sees the problem growing day by day.

It is time for students also concerned with this problem to speak out and stop hiding behind people who have convinced them that drug use is the key to the “good times.”

If peer pressure can make students consume drugs, why can’t it make them stop?

MICHELLE ROHAN

San Clemente