In a message dated 98-04-02 16:03:30 EST, you write:

<< Again, this is not a judgement of people who use drugs and alcohol, or a
moral
 stand against anything. It is simply a question of health - of the body, mind
 and spirit. >>
Could you please explain what is the "spirit" as opposed to the mind and body,
and, of course that is a moral judgement and you have no need to call it as it
is! The whole thread began with someone's husband not wanting to eliminate an
occasional beer, not with the nutrition and benefits of down and out sheltered
alcoholics, junkies or crackheads!