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From: falk@sun.uucp (Ed Falk)
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Subject: Re: Drug Abuse - True Problem or Media Hype?
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Date: Thu, 18-Sep-86 00:13:29 EDT
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> We already have the "third problem".  Millions use illegal drugs.
> Why are we prepared to trample the Constitution in our hysteria
> about it?
> 
I read something interesting in one of the SF papers today.  The Reagan
administration has cut funding for drug treatment by more than 46% since
they came into power.  Reagan's 'war on drugs' will restore only
*part* of that funding.  I don't think this administration is at all
concerned with helping people at all, it's just a power grab.  This
business of assigning civilian police powers to the military really
gives me the heebie-jeebies.

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