Pubdate: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 Source: Daily Herald (IL) Copyright: 2001 The Daily Herald Company Contact: http://www.dailyherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/107 Author: Donald Zasadny DRUG STORY GAVE KIDS TOO MUCH INFORMATION I have to comment on what I thought was irresponsible reporting on the Dec. 3 article headlined "How teens score heroin for $10 a bag." I know and appreciate reporters gaining all the information possible to properly report on an issue, but at some point a judgment call must be made. After reading the article, I learned how much illegal drugs cost, where to go to find them (even what train to take to get there), what code words to listen for, "Rocks, blows, weed." I even learned that I can get them 24 hours a day! I do not think we should bury our head in the sand and hide from the issue, because this goes on as most everyone knows. But to print so many details is not a necessity. To most drug-free, law-abiding people, such knowledge of accessibility would not be a problem. However, for the curious person who may be on the fence about drug experimentation, this might give them the shove to just hop on the CTA Green line and do a little business. I have never used drugs, and I have spent my entire life not even knowing how to get them, until now. Please be more careful in the future. We don't need to give the kids unnecessary information. Donald Zasadny Prospect Heights - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens