http://stilgherrian.com/politics/yes-it-looks-like-tabloid-meth/ All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris. Vive le poisson rouge sauvages! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:44:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://stilgherrian.com/politics/yes-it-looks-like-tabloid-meth/#comment-100 Stilgherrian : Two million “Problem Drinkers” Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:28:49 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/wp/?p=33#comment-100 [...] As I’ve posted before, less than half a percent of the population using methamphetamines (“ice” or “crystal meth”) has caused a moral panic, including a tabloid-screeching edition of Four Corners. But the “alcohol problem” is, in raw numerical terms, more than 120 times bigger. 9.5 million Australian enjoy a drink in a typical week, compared with a supposed 73,000 using ice. [...] [...] As I’ve posted before, less than half a percent of the population using methamphetamines (“ice” or “crystal meth”) has caused a moral panic, including a tabloid-screeching edition of Four Corners. But the “alcohol problem” is, in raw numerical terms, more than 120 times bigger. 9.5 million Australian enjoy a drink in a typical week, compared with a supposed 73,000 using ice. [...]

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