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Sifting Through Year’s Opinions

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D uring 1988, various Orange County residents wrote about their feelings and thoughts in articles submitted to our Sunday commentary columns. As we look back, some of those thoughts are recalled:

David Camplin on drug use:

I see the problem every day I’m in school. Friends ditch school to go to the beach and do drugs. Friends skip class and go to a field to smoke a quick joint. People in my classes sell paraphernalia as well as the drugs right in class. I see kids destroying their lives with such substances as pot, cocaine, crack, acid, speed and many other drugs. We’ve got to wage a war against drug abuse. Some users just need someone to accept them and be their friend--outside of the drug circles. We need to care enough to listen and be willing to help them. If drug users do not respond to that we need to inform as many authorities as necessary to get the person off drugs. I’ve seen some beautiful lives produced from horrible ones because they were forced into programs.

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