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1US ME: OPED: Real Goal Is Legal Marijuana For AllSat, 30 Oct 1999
Source:Portland Press Herald (ME) Author:Chitwood, Michael J. Area:Maine Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

Medical Use Of Cannibis Fails To Win Support From Doctors' Groups.

On Nov. 2, Maine voters will be asked to answer the ballot question: "Do you want to allow patients with specific illnesses to grow and use small amounts of marijuana for treatment, as long as such use is approved by a doctor?"

My answer is a resounding "no." My decision to vote "no" is based on 35 years in law enforcement, my experience as a narcotics investigator and my firm belief that any legalization of drugs is a threat to our children, families and communities. This initiative is a thinly disguised first step toward the legalization of marijuana and other drugs. It is intentionally vague and requires little in the way of medical oversight or regulation. No physician's prescription is required to possess the drug and the bill places no restrictions on the types of illnesses or treatment that qualify for marijuana use.

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2Mexico: Probe In Chihuahua Adds To FearsSat, 30 Oct 1999
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Sheridan, Mary Beth Area:Mexico Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

MEXICO CITY--In a fresh embarrassment for its anti-narcotics efforts, the Mexican military announced Friday that it is investigating several soldiers for stealing about 15 pounds of cocaine from seized shipments that the army was supposed to incinerate.

The incident made front pages in Mexico on Friday, reflecting fears that the army's growing drug-fighting role is endangering a key national institution. Both U.S. and Mexican officials have pushed the respected military to become more active in anti-narcotics work because of extensive corruption in police and political ranks.

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3US: OPED: Guidelines Will Help Make It Possible for AthletesSun, 31 Oct 1999
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:McCaffrey, Barry R. Area:United States Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

Sadly, the rate of drug use in sports today has reached the point where it jeopardizes the integrity of athletics and the safety of competitors. Young people who want to compete fairly fear they stand no chance against cheaters who will accept any cost, even death or injury, to win. Consequently, every victory is subject to skepticism. Drug-using athletes are capable of setting records that honest human performance cannot beat. We seriously risk creating a chemically engineered class of athletic gladiators. Unless we act now, the health and safety of our athletes will remain at risk. The International Olympic Committee has proposed an international agency, but it would lack independence and accountability. The U.S. government is committed to developing an effective, independent international anti-doping regime that will provide a level playing field for all athletes--from youth leagues to the Olympic ranks.

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4US ME: OPED: Initiative Aims Only At Helping The SickSat, 30 Oct 1999
Source:Portland Press Herald (ME) Author:Dion, Mark Area:Maine Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

Approval Would Show Compassion, Not Support For Legalization.

Maine voters will decide on Tuesday whether or not reason prevails over fear. I chose to support the medical marijuana referendum question because I believe people are fundamentally good and any effort to relieve suffering adds to the nobility of a community.

Voters in seven other states -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington -- have approved initiatives intended to make marijuana legal for medicinal purposes. These citizens have concluded that those who suffer should have access to any medicine, that would enhance their quality of life.

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5Mexico: Mexico Arrests Alleged Drug Cartel KingpinSun, 31 Oct 1999
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Smith, James F. Area:Mexico Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

Smuggling: Veteran Boss Brought Cocaine From Colombia, Prosecutor Says.

MEXICO CITY - Mexican officials said Saturday that they have arrested a veteran boss of a drug cartel that smuggles Colombian cocaine up Mexico's Pacific Coast into the United States, and thus crippled a major branch of the Juarez cartel.

Mariano Herran Salvatti, Mexico's top drug prosecutor, told reporters that agents arrested Juan Jose Quintero Payan, a longtime trafficker, when he arrived at a house in Guadalajara on Friday night for a tryst with his lover.

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6 US: OPED: The NBA's Drug Program Is Nothing More Than ASun, 31 Oct 1999
Source:New York Times (NY) Author:Keteyian, Armen Area:United States Lines:160 Added:10/31/1999

For a few festive hours Sunday night, millions of children and adults will happily dress up or don masks and pretend to be something or someone they are not. On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association's regular season will open for the 53d time, while a majority of players begin their 82-game version of All Hallows' E'en, dressing up as entertainers and role models, masking their off-court dependence on a post-game treat of choice: smoking a joint. The trick was always not getting caught, a rather simple matter given the fact that since the league's original antidrug program debuted back in 1984, the union put up a stoned wall against marijuana testing.

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7 US NY: State Knew of Risky Heroin Treatment Before PatientSun, 31 Oct 1999
Source:New York Times (NY) Author:Zielbauer, Paul Area:New York Lines:225 Added:10/31/1999

TRENTON - When New Jersey investigators filed a lawsuit against Dr. Lance L. Gooberman earlier this month that linked his unusual heroin detoxification treatment to six patient deaths, officials in the State Attorney General's office proclaimed they had stopped an "unlawful" treatment that put addicts' lives in danger.

But the state board responsible for regulating medical procedures knew of Dr. Gooberman's treatment well before the first patient death in 1995, records show, and though it determined the heroin treatment to be "potentially life threatening" in 1997, several months before three more patients died, it did not intervene until earlier this month.

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8US CA: DEA Agent Kills Self After Fleeing PoliceSun, 31 Oct 1999
Source:Houston Chronicle (TX) Author:Harris, Bonnie Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

He Was Suspected Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend

A federal drug agent suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend in Orange County, Calif., on Oct. 27 shot and killed himself Saturday while being chased by police in Louisiana, officials said.

Tony Gerard Bailey, 35, had been the subject of a nationwide search since Wednesday when witnesses and police said he shot and killed Veda Harris and wounded her sister, Wendy Campbell, in a jealous rage at Campbell's home in Fullerton, Calif., 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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9Colombia: Media In Troubled Colombia Seek To Put Emphasis OnSun, 31 Oct 1999
Source:Houston Chronicle (TX) Author:Otis, John Area:Colombia Lines:Excerpt Added:10/31/1999

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Concerned that saturation coverage of guerrilla attacks, murders and economic woe will scare off advertisers and readers, major Colombian newspapers, magazines and television stations are seeking out sunnier stories.

This month, El Tiempo, the nation's largest newspaper, published a 48-page special section called "Rabiosamente Optimistas," or "Rabidly Optimistic," that spotlighted people who are bullish on Colombia.

To lighten the mood, television news teams have added attractive women to read the latest gossip.

There is even a monthly newspaper in the city of Medellin that ignores the nation's troubles altogether. The Spanish-language publication has an English title -- Good News From Colombia.

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10 Russia: Wire: Agents Seize Over 150 Pounds Of DrugsSat, 30 Jan 1999
Source:ITAR-TASS (Russia)          Area:Russia Lines:21 Added:01/30/1999

D U S H A N B E -- Law enforcement agencies seized over 150 kilograms of drugs, including almost 10 kilograms of pure heroine, during a large-scale anti-drug operation involving airlines, trains and automobiles this week. They detained dozens of drug couriers and traders and found firearms and ammunition during the search of clandestine bases.

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11US CA: Supporters Are Grim As Chavez Led Away To JailSat, 30 Jan 1999
Source:Orange County Register (CA) Author:Sporza, Teri Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:01/30/1999

Marvin Chavez grimaced as his arms were pulled behind him. Handcuffs clicked closed around his wrists.

And as bailiffs led him away to jail Friday, the last thing his army of ardent supporters saw were Chavez's hands, hanging beneath the awkward outline of his back brace.

Sobbing, Andrea Nagy crumpled into the arms of a friend. "There is no justice! No good deed goes unpunished!" yelled David Zink.

"Totally wrong," said Jack Shachter, grimly shaking his head. "Totally wrong."

Chavez, founder of Orange County's medical marijuana co-op, was sentenced to six years in state prison for selling pot to undercover officers posing as medical patients, and for mailing pot to a cancer patient. Chavez's past had come back to haunt him, and numerous tearful appeals did not convince Judge Thomas Borris to grant Chavez probation, or to allow Chavez the shield he insists he has under Proposition 215, a ballot initiative that legalized marijuana for medical use.

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12 US WA: State's Prisons Not Keeping Up With Increase InFri, 29 Jan 1999
Source:Seattle Times (WA) Author:Lynch, Jim Area:Washington Lines:138 Added:01/29/1999

ABERDEEN - The fastest-growing chunk of the state budget is invisible to most taxpayers unless they see a massive new prison under construction, like the Stafford Correctional Center rising from the mud near this gritty Grays Harbor County city.

Stafford will be finished a year from now and swiftly crammed with 1,936 convicts. Another $200 million prison for another 2,000 inmates will be needed three years later, and then another, as the state scrambles to keep pace with a prison population that has more than doubled since 1989.

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13 Ireland: Anti-Smoking Crusaders Deny InterferenceFri, 29 Jan 1999
Source:The Examiner (Ireland) Author:Ring, Evelyn Area:Ireland Lines:65 Added:01/29/1999

ANTI-SMOKING campaigns by the Department of Health were and would continue to be formulated without interference from the tobacco industry, the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children was told yesterday.

Chris Fitzgerald, principal officer of the Health Department, rejected claims made at a previous meeting of the committee by Dr Fenton Howell, president-elect of the Irish Medical Organisation, that the tobacco industry influenced policy formulation within the department.

"Based on my 10 years experience in dealing with tobacco-related issues in this department I am prepared to state categorically that this was not the case," said Mr Fitzgerald.

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14 US MI: Wire: Woman Freed Under Relaxed Lifer LawFri, 29 Jan 1999
Source:Associated Press Author:Moses, Alexandra R. Area:Michigan Lines:58 Added:01/29/1999

DETROIT (AP) Finally free after 21 years in prison, a woman released Friday under a law relaxing sentences for drug crimes spent the day getting reacquainted with everyday life.

"The first thing I did was hug my niece and eat some ice cream," JeDonna Young said Friday. "I'm tripping out just answering the telephone, making myself a sandwich, using the microwave."

Ms. Young, 44, left the Scott Regional Correctional Facility in suburban Plymouth one week after the state parole board unanimously agreed to release her.

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15 US IN: Wire: Son Killed When Used As `Shield'Fri, 29 Jan 1999
Source:Associated Press Author:Forliti, Amy Area:Indiana Lines:71 Added:01/29/1999

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A crack addict who police say used his children as "shields" when he bought drugs in dangerous neighborhoods was charged with murder Friday after his 6-year-old son was fatally shot during a deal gone bad.

Authorities say an argument over $20 worth of drugs led to the Jan. 4 shooting of Michael Kile's son William, who was shot in the back of the head when a bullet pierced a window of his father's car. The boy died at a hospital eight days later.

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16 Australia: $18 'HIGH'Thu, 28 Jan 1999
Source:Advertiser, The (Australia) Author:Duffy, Michael Area:Australia Lines:104 Added:01/28/1999

Don't touch these herbal stimulants, drug experts warn rock festival fans.

YOUNG people planning to attend tomorrow's Big Day Out music festival have been warned to stay away from herbal versions of designer drugs. Drug squad detectives will inspect the Ecstasy and amphetamine alternatives - which are priced from $8 to $18 - at two stalls set up at the event.

Similar versions of the herbal concoctions have been linked overseas to 15 deaths and serious side-effects in hundreds of other people.

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17US KY: Bid To Open Methadone Clinic EndsThu, 28 Jan 1999
Source:Courier-Journal, The (KY)          Area:Kentucky Lines:Excerpt Added:01/28/1999

State Official Cites Protests, Bill Establishing Moratorium

Jeffersonville won its battle to stop a second methadone clinic from opening yesterday when Colonial Medical Group withdrew its request for state approval of a facility on West Market Street.

Local officials were preparing for a hearing tomorrow in Indianapolis before the Indiana Controlled Substances Advisory Committee, a branch of the state Board of Pharmacy.

"That's great news," said Jeffersonville Councilman John Perkins. "We fought the good fight and we won."

The city already has one clinic, the Southern Indiana Treatment Center on 10th Street, and that's enough, he said.

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18 US: Gene Might Affect Vulnerability To NicotineTue, 26 Jan 1999
Source:San Jose Mercury News (CA)          Area:United States Lines:67 Added:01/26/1999

SCIENTISTS have identified another gene that might affect how vulnerable a person is to cigarette addiction. The finding may help researchers develop new ways to stop smoking.

Having a certain form of the gene makes it easier to kick the habit, or perhaps to avoid getting hooked in the first place, two studies suggest. But that apparent influence is modest.

``This is just one small piece of the puzzle'' of what influences smoking behavior, said psychologist Caryn Lerman, an author of one of the studies.

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19 Australia: Worry On Drug 'Shoppers'Mon, 25 Jan 1999
Source:Examiner, The (Australia) Author:Alcock, Melanie Area:Australia Lines:68 Added:01/25/1999

"Doctor shopping' is costing the Tasmanian health system millions of dollars every year, according to State pharmacists.

Pharmacy Guild of Australia Tasmania branch president Jerry Hampton said yesterday that doctor shopping, in which people go from doctor to doctor for potent prescription drugs such as pethidine and morphine, was quite prevalent in Tasmania.

Between 4 and 6 per cent of the population indulged in the practice.

Mr Hampton said that a nation-wide trial involving 15 Tasmanian pharmacies, which used computer registration of drugs dispensed to give real-time data on who was presenting prescriptions for drugs of concern in doctor shopping, had been very successful.

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20 Australia: Anti-Drug Campaign Needed, Says JudgeSat, 23 Jan 1999
Source:Age, The (Australia) Author:Cauchi, Stephen Area:Australia Lines:76 Added:01/23/1999

The number of heroin-related deaths is outstripping the road toll.

A County Court judge yesterday backed an advertising campaign to stem heroin abuse after four more Victorians died from overdoses on Thursday night.

The state's death toll from overdoses this year now stands at 26, which is more than twice the road toll of 12.

The deaths of three men and a woman took place over a six-hour period, with three of the victims dying in their own homes.

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