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lated PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1976 -- § Reader's Vie wpoint Dear Sir: There can be little doubt that lowering the drinking age to 18 has not only created numerous social problems; increased auto insurance rates, but has added to Ontario's already skyrocketing health costs, of $3,000,000,000 (billion). Nut- rition Canada's $2.5 million health survey revealed that ONE THIRD of our medical costs go to cover malnutri- tion, a large percentage re- to the effects of alcohol. While highway accidents have more than doubled for drivers between 16 and 19 since the lowering of the drinking age, the real prob- lem yet to be faced is the monumental one of alcohol related disease. While parents, sociologists, ~ psychiatrists and politicians ponder the governments decision in lowering drink- ing age the real and unseen damage is being done to the brains and bodies of teenage drinkers. The tragic death of a 14-year-old Toroiito schoolboy due to drinking 13 oz. of whiskey is only a visible sign of the damage being done. } Alcohol is a poison to the body and when taken in excess, turns sometimes normal people into maniacs and even killers: Statistics over and over again have linked crimes to alcohol. Violence and malicious damage of others property even by young girls brings forth the question by Insp. Fern Watson of the Metro Police Bureau, "I don't know where it comes from?" (rebellious anti- social behaviour). A recent Gallup Poll in the U.S. found the majority of people believe students have "TOO MANY" rights. Prime Min- ister Trudeau has been assailed for his permissive society. Parents have been blamed for the actions of their children because of too little guidance and love with affection in the home. Too little attention has been focused on the physical damage to mind and body by alcohol. When one hears that 40 per cent of all hos- pital beds in France are filled with alcoholics and that in state-controlled "Kick the Habit" begins this week "This week is a busy one. With KICK THE HABIT campaigns against smoking. Christmas Seal Associ- ations across the country are waging an intensive campaign to urge smokers to chuck their cigarettes, pipes and cigars for a day, a week, a month. Forever, hopefully. Becoming a nonsmoker takes practice. smokers try to quit once. And fail. And try again... and again. It's all practice; and eventually they kick the habit or cut down drastic- ally. But some heavy smokers simply have to quit "cold turkey". They are so hungup on smoking that they have to make a dram- COMING SOON TO ORDER YOUR WINTER FUEL Most NOW IS THE TIME atic and complete break. Smokers who quit success- fully adopt certain attitudes. They see quitting as a big plus and smoking as a major minus. Smokers who don't manage to quit still see tobacco as a kind of friend, always there when needed. In contrast, these smokers resent being deprived of tobacco. Thinking of quitting as a positive act instead of personal deprivation makes the difference' \ And one in every three pe who tries to quit succeeds. Soviet Union, alcohol is becoming a major problem we must take a closer look at what alcohol does to the body. --Alcohol acts-as-a-diuretic increasing urinary losses of 35 out of 40 nutrients needed daily for bodily functions and good health. As all but 5 of the vital nutrients (Vit- amins A, D, E, K. and linoleic acid) are water soluble and readily lost in the urine. The excretion of magnesium used by the body's nervous system and vital to muscle action and the brain is increased FIVEFOLD by alcohol... including a deficiency in cal-" cium...that can cause nervousness, tension, stress, hostility, anger that result in violent behavior. Alcohol destroys many of the vital B complex vitamins, with the result that damage to the nervous system can bring on violent anti-social . Hvidsten, publisher. behaviour. Faulty nutrition can upset the normal mental process. The more deficient our diets become the greater the craving for alcohol and sugar. The largest organ in the body...the liver can suf- fer permanent damage, with death the final result. The first step in removing the craving for alcohol is a well- .Enjoyed your article in, centre of Star re P. Also, pictures of the staff. And, "Looking Back at 1975", was well-covered, too. Also, it is nice to have some "new blood" in the news - young Hvidsten. Welcome! Now for a few peeves. We read in your paper January 7th, "'council buys conser- vation lands, pays $1'¢ mil- Warns about damaging effect from excessive use of alcohol balanced diet high in protein. Sugar-holics often 'turn into alcoholics. The relationship between the craving for sugar and alcohol is closely related, often triggered by poor eating habits of highly- refined 'junk foods' that supply only carbohydrates. With $1 billion' a year in Ontario going to repair the lion for same'. What land? Where? Why was it pur- chased? Did we miss some- thing? Occasionally, we must turn to Oshawa Times, to learn what we are doing here in Port Perry. And how about the Peniten- tiary issue? Not much has been stated recently. Are we to have this sprung upon us, without warning? And, are the people to have any damages of malnutrition isn't it time we look at the destruction it causes to the minds of our young people, with its resultant rebellious anti-social behaviour. It's costing more than money! Dean J. Kelly, Author "Overfed and Under- nourished". Wants answers to vital issues 'Dear Sir: say in the widening of Lilla St.? , We are interested. We are not a bunch of nincompoops. We live here. We care. 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