Abstract
If you wonder why I call our nation a high society, consider just one fact. Although we Americans are only 4 percent of the world's population, we consilme two-thirds of the world's illegal drugs. l And that, my friends, is only the tip of the iceberg. HIGH SOCIETY. is a book about the pervasive and pernicious role of alcohol and drug abuse in our 'country? It shows how such abuse causes and aggravates just about every intractable problem our nation faces. And it calls for a revolution in our attitude about substance abuse and addiction and how we deal with it. What did Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President George W. Bush, Snoop Dogg, many mothers on welfare, Elton John, Rush Limbaugh, Natalie Cole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Inlus, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, most incarcerated felons and arrested juveniles, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, Mel Gibson, millions of children and teens under twenty-one, Billy Joel, Joe Namath, Robin Williams, and former First Lady Betty Ford have in common? What attribute do most victims of cancer, heart disease, emphysema, accidents, and violence share? And what's the culprit in most assaults and homicides, incest, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, college date rape and campus racial incidents? Substance abuse and addiction.
Recommended Citation
Califano, Jr., Joseph A.
(2009)
"High Society: Call to Arms,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2009:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2009/iss1/8