Bush talks (cold) turkey about struggle with alcohol abuse
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/bush.alcohol/
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President Bush reflected on his own struggle with alcohol in a White House meeting Thursday that touted gains in the war on drug abuse.
Bush listened to participants' stories and shared some candid moments.
"I'm a faith-based guy," Bush explained. "Sometimes, to help change a person's behavior, you have to change their heart. Government's not really good at that."
The president told the group that a new study shows teen drug abuse has dropped 25 percent since he took office in 2001. But the study by the University of Michigan cautioned that progress could be threatened by a drop in the percentage of young people who think marijuana is harmful. And it found that a high percentage of teens are abusing prescription drugs, with nearly 10 percent of high school seniors reporting using Vicodin over the past year and nearly 5 percent abusing OxyContin.
Bush listened to participants' stories and shared some candid moments.
"I'm a faith-based guy," Bush explained. "Sometimes, to help change a person's behavior, you have to change their heart. Government's not really good at that."
The president told the group that a new study shows teen drug abuse has dropped 25 percent since he took office in 2001. But the study by the University of Michigan cautioned that progress could be threatened by a drop in the percentage of young people who think marijuana is harmful. And it found that a high percentage of teens are abusing prescription drugs, with nearly 10 percent of high school seniors reporting using Vicodin over the past year and nearly 5 percent abusing OxyContin.
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- News and Politics, Drugs, Alcohol
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- News and Politics, Drugs, George Bush, Alcohol
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pcole
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Marijuana is NOT harmful...abuse of prescription drugs IS.
- 3 years ago
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pcole
