Source: SunSentinel Contact: Mail: 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 3564000 Website: http://www.sunsentinel.com/news/drugwar.htm Editors note: We will post the series discussed below, both past and future articles, here. What follows is from their web page on the series, and may not have been printed in the newspaper. Note the AOL discussion this Thursday, Dec, 18th. Thanks to Allen St. Pierre of the NORML Foundation for the tip on this series. TAKING ON THE DRUG WAR This sixmonth project was spearheaded by James G. Driscoll, a SunSentinel editorial writer. Driscoll interviewed sources in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C. and South Florida, ranging from Narcotics Anonymous members to national policymakers. Talk with writer James Driscoll in an AOL chat from 6:30 to 7:30, Thursday, Dec. 18. Keyword: So Fla Chat. Demand side: 12/14/97 Is legalization an option that would help or hinder society's wrestling with drug issues? read the stories... 12/15/97 Families and schools are on the forefront. A trial of random drugtesting could be in order. read the stories... 12/16/97 Treatment and prevention are critical. Recovering addicts, counselors speak up. read the stories... 12/21/97 The conclusion of the series will encompass the SunSentinel Editorial Board's strongest recommendations for a more effective war against drugs. Supply side: 12/7/97 America's drug "war" is more like a disjointed crusade to cut narcotics abuse to an irreducible minimum. The United States' relationship with Colombia is key. Stories... 12/8/97 The drama of drugs in the Caribbean penetrates all aspects of life and tears at the social fabric, as gangs battle for control of the lucrative trade. Stories... 12/9/97 Each and every drug bust is disturbing evidence of the onslaught of deadly narcotics, a flood tide headed directly at our vulnerable young. Teh rise of heroinrelated deaths in Orlando 30 last year is but one example. Stories... Copyright © 1997, SunSentinel Company and South Florida Interactive, Inc.