[Poet]

Hello,

I'd be interested to hear people's observations about alcohol consumption in Vermont, particularly in the Brattleboro area. I've lived in an area of the country (Alaska) that had a brutal per capita consumption, and, though I've lived many other places, I've never lived anywhere that had such brutal social problems as Alaska did. Someone put a post on one of these threads about alcohol problems in more remote areas of Vermont, which made me want to hear more generally about substance abuse realities in the state. I'd be grateful to hear from Vermonters who could give me a good perspective. My sense is that there is not, comparatively speaking, a severe problem, but I have no way of knowing, since I do not live there (but am considering living there). Thank you for any observations you might have.

[spunky1]

I lived in a small valley town in Southern Vermont, and when I first moved there I would see all these locals walking down route 100 the morning after a snow storm. I would wonder to myself if they were just afraid to drive in the snow or what. Well come to find out that those were the citizens who had DWIs. There were literally tons of them, and some of them had just plain given up driving period and walked everywhere because the cops were very active in pulling over people after the bars closed. Also, AA was very big in that area. I think it is probably similar in scope to Alaska. At least it use to be

[Dwatted Wabbit]

Originally Posted by spunky1

I lived in a small valley town in Southern Vermont, and when I first moved there I would see all these locals walking down route 100 the morning after a snow storm. I would wonder to myself if they were just afraid to drive in the snow or what. Well come to find out that those were the citizens who had DWIs. There were literally tons of them, and some of them had just plain given up driving period and walked everywhere because the cops were very active in pulling over people after the bars closed. Also, AA was very big in that area. I think it is probably similar in scope to Alaska. At least it use to be

Gee, what a successful program: Increased physical fitness, fewah caaahs on th' road, and a spiritual program to live by! Yay!