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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:	BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:	1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:	SMURF::FENSTER

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1524
Total number of notes:	18709

767.0. "Drug abuse in Israel?" by SHALOT::DROWN (I shoulda been a farmer) Thu Sep 07 1989 13:50

    
    With all the current attention to the war on drugs here in the U.S., I 
    wonder what the situation is in other countries. Is there a serious
    illegal drug abuse problem in Israel? If not, what are the reasons
    why not?
    
    /sad

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
767.1	Hello?	SHALOT::DROWN	I shoulda been a farmer	`Mon Sep 18 1989 16:56`	8
	The reason for my question is that my wife was asked this in a high school social studies class. Is this or is this not a serious problem is Israel? /steve
767.2	Some possiblities	SUBWAY::STEINBERG		`Mon Sep 18 1989 17:27`	14
	Re: .0 Drugs are not unknown in Israel, but not generally a major problem. There are a number of reasons for this, including social pressure, possibly lack of discretionary cash and time, and other reasons which fall into the category of speculation. (For example, I feel that several years of mandatory military service after High School creates "menschen", who generally have a serious outlook on life.) But the practical answer to your question is that drug laws in Israel are tough, and they are taken VERY seriously by the authorities. "Casual users" have no free ticket in the Holy Land. Jem
767.3	Yeah, we have 'em here, too	TAVIS::JONATHAN		`Wed Sep 20 1989 18:40`	15
	Re: .2 > But the practical answer to your question is that drug laws in Israel > are tough, and they are taken VERY seriously by the authorities. > "Casual users" have no free ticket in the Holy Land. Just two days ago there was a news item on the radio, here in Israel, about two young English tourists who, were found on arrival in the country, to have had ONE GRAM of hashish in their possession. They came to the conclusion, on their own, that it would be in their best interest, to take the next plane home rather than stand trial in Israel. Speaking generally though, I don't think the drug problem is anywhere near as bad as in the US, but there are still far too many people here who are caught up in the insidious web of drugs.