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US KY: Buying Drugs: 'It's So Easy'

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1275/a01.html
Newshawk: allan
Pubdate: Sun, 04 Nov 2007
Source: Courier-Journal, The (Louisville, KY)
Copyright: 2007 The Courier-Journal
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Website: http://www.courier-journal.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/97
Note: Only publishes local LTEs
Author: Raven J. Railey, Special to The Courier-Journal
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BUYING DRUGS: 'IT'S SO EASY'

Here's a wake-up call for parents of high school students: Most teens know exactly where to go if they've got spare cash and want to buy illegal drugs.

"It's so easy," was the unanimous response of the current members of The Courier-Journal's High School Round Table when asked if it would be difficult for them to buy drugs.

Federal studies conducted in 2005 show that American teens use marijuana more than any other drug.  Half of all respondents reported having tried drugs by the end of high school.

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

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