Pubdate: 2 Mar 1999 Source: Toronto Sun (Canada) Copyright: 1999, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSun/ Author: Alan Randell Related: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99.n212.a01.html Comment: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor; headline by newshawk GO ASK ALICE THE FINAL ill-chosen phrase of Michele Mandel's Feb. 25 column, "Furor over drug-fun leaflet," was possibly added at the behest of an over-zealous editor who was petrified the article might be perceived as being "soft on drugs." Happily for your readers, the phrase is hilarious Alice-In-Wonderland nonsense. Let's review how Mandel's column ended. Dr. Joyce Bernstein of Toronto Public Health says, "I'd rather see a kid experiment (with a drug) with this (a drug information leaflet) in their hands, than without it." Mandel then triumphantly delivers the stinging riposte, the devastating coup de grace, "Even if it means experimenting with their lives?" Huh? Alan Randell (So what part don't you understand?) - --- MAP posted-by: Mike Gogulski