Pubdate: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 Source: Toronto Sun (Canada) Copyright: 1999, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSun/ Author: Scott Wayne Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99.n212.a01.html Comment: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor; headline by newshawk IGNORANCE NO DEFENCE RE MICHELE Mandel's column "Furor over drug-fun leaflet" (Feb. 25): Probably one of the most basic of all human behaviour realities is reverse psychology. If you tell people not to do something, it is human nature for them to be curious about it and want to do exactly what you told them not to do. It is a much more effective tool to educate people (including teens) about the truth about the effects of drugs, bad and good. Then they have the information they need to decide whether or not they want to use it. Otherwise they are left with half-truths and street information to rely on. The pamphlet about GHB is the best and most logical way to approach these young people with the facts about the drug. Scott Wayne (There are "good" effects to GHB use? Please educate us, Dr. Wayne) - --- MAP posted-by: Mike Gogulski