14. Thought-provoking quotes from various sources....

By Tom O'Connell

To gain perspective, it helps to look at bits of information, quotes, and insights  from various sources. Here are some thought-provoking items:

CONFIDING IN DOCTORS: "Newly collected information from the most comprehensive mental health study ever made in the United States has indicated that 81% of those with alcohol abuse and/or drug dependence have never told a doctor about their drinking or drug problems." --U.S. Journal, April 1987

DRUG USE IN INDUSTRY: "Forty-two percent of 150 companies surveyed (representing nearly three million employees) believe drug use on the job is a serious problem in their company. Drug use is a major issue because it is affecting employee safety (90%), productivity (93%), employee health (89%), and product quality (78%).

PARENTAL INFLUENCE: "We must learn to make children active collaborators in meeting life's needs. We must learn how to inroduce them to patience, hard work, and deferred gratification in small doses so that the big doses, required by maturity, aren't terminal for many." --H. Stephen Glenn, Focus on the Family, Sept-Oct. 1986

ALCOHOLISM, THE DISEASE: "There is evidence to suggest that many of the personality disorders and behaviors associated with alcoholism, like low self-esteem, may be the result, rather than the cause, of the disease. Studies have shown that for some people there may be a genetic predisposition to the disease. " --Timothy Kirn, Journal of the American Medical Association, Sept. 19, 1986

SMOKING IN IRELAND: A major study of smoking and drug abuse among Irish secondary school students has found bad breath and smelly clothes are more effective deterrents to smoking than the threat of cancer or other health hazards.

TEA AND ALCOHOL IN CHINA: Dr. Cai..."Socially, we drink tea, so we have few alcohol addicts. We are becoming a bit worried now, because the economy is picking up and the young are exposed to the drinking habit." --The Journal, Addiction Research Foundation, March 1, 1987

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