Pubdate: Fri, 11 May 2001
Source: Financial Times (UK)
Copyright: The Financial Times Limited 2001
Contact:  http://www.ft.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/154
Author: Nancy Dunne

BUSH NAMES DRUGS TSAR

President George W. Bush nominated a tough-on-crime "drug tsar" yesterday 
and announced new efforts to cut use of illegal narcotics in the US.

John Walters, named to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has 
held several top posts in the agency in the past. But the appointment will 
be controversial.

Mr Walters has argued against the three "greatest urban myths of our time" 
- - that too many people are imprisoned for drug use; that drug sentences are 
too harsh, and that the system is unjustly punishing young black men.

The president yesterday promised to focus "unprecedented attention" on 
demand reduction and train parents in "effective drug prevention."
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