LR> JK> Since we now have a lack of home boys and girls for the
LR> JK> technical jobs that are being filled by young people from
LR> JK> other civilized nations who have much better schools than
LR> JK> we do, I suggest that we revamp our prison system as soon
LR> JK> as we can, placing the intractable hard core prisoner who
LR> JK> is a psychopath in one type of facility, and the kid who
LR> JK> has been busted over drugs in another type.
LR> JK> AND THAT WE HIRE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS TO WORK WITH THE
LR> JK> ADDICTS!!!
LR> JK> Then we might see an end to the pressure to build more and more
LR> JK> prisons which  should not be needed at all.
LR> these are all GREAT ideas!
It is being done in some places, however we still have those in high
places who believe that we can cure a genetic problem by locking up
those who do things they do not approve of.
If we tried to cure heart problems or diabetes by incarceration, we
would soon have a hue and cry around the world that would educate us in
one big hurry.  However, somehow or another we have isolated ourselves
in this nation from all sanity in the treatment of those who are
different from those who are politically correct these days.
I downloaded an article from www.seattletimes.com/news/health-science/
html98/addi_030498.html entitled: ""Study finds genetic link to
addiction".  This one begins with smoking, ends up talking about the
gene for a protein called DRD2, one of five known dopamine receptors.
"Dopamine is one of the major neurotransmitters responsible for carrying
signals from one brain cell in the brain to another.  It binds to
receptors on the surface of the brain cells, triggering further
activity..........
  "Interestingly, the same variants of the DRD2 gene have previously
  been linked to other forms of addiction as well, ranging from drug
  abuse to overeating.  This suggests that individuals who exhibit these
  behaviors have a common chemical abnormality in the brain taht simply
  manifests itself in different ways, Noble said."
"The genetic combination identified by researchers at the M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center in Houston helps control the so-called reward-pleasure
center in the brain, the team reports in the Journal of the National
Cancer Institute."
And if anyone finds the site where the parent article is published,
please let me know.  I have started a net search for more information.
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO STOP TRYING TO FEED ALL CHILDREN THE SAME FOOD AND
EXPECT THEM TO TURN OUT JUST FINE?
LR> JK> Oh yes, stop drugging the school kids for administrative convenience.
LR> this quote should written backwards on the foreheads of administrators :)
LR>... Use an accordian...go to Prison!
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