Pubdate: Thu, 16 Oct 2003
Source: Boston Herald (MA)
Copyright: 2003 The Boston Herald, Inc
Contact:  http://www.bostonherald.com/news.html
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/53
Author: Kim Hannah
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1544/a05.html

ALL DRUGS AREN'T EQUAL

We talk about educating our children on drugs but we teach them that
marijuana is equal to heroin ("Drug czar: Test kids," Oct. 9). Then, when
they try heroin, thinking it is the same as marijuana, they develop heroin
problems and we wonder why.

We've been teaching this drug nonsense to our youth for 30 years and heroin
use has exploded.

How can we expect the youth to believe us when we teach this?

If we want to solve the heroin problem, we must start with the truth on
marijuana.

Kim Hannah
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