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1 US IL: U S Drug Czar Talks In JolietTue, 06 Jun 2006
Source:Herald News (IL) Author:Graf, Tony Area:Illinois Lines:112 Added:06/07/2006

JOLIET -- The nation's "drug czar" was in town Monday, reporting on efforts to pierce the drug trade, treat offenders and protect children from the scourge of substance abuse.

John P. Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, addressed an audience at the Holiday Inn on South Larkin Avenue that included Joliet-area leaders in law enforcement, education, and drug prevention and treatment.

Walters, who has been President Bush's drug czar for 4 1/2 years, spoke bluntly about the problem of the global drug trade -- and the domestic demand that feeds it.

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2 US WI: A Surprise Hiatus For All-Ages Music ClubTue, 06 Jun 2006
Source:Wisconsin State Journal (WI) Author:Wiedenhoeft, John Area:Wisconsin Lines:55 Added:06/07/2006

Madison all-ages club Journey Music closed abruptly during a show Friday night, but the alcohol-free performance space will remain open for at least another week and likely much longer.

Headlining act Madison band Apparently Nothing, was shocked when Journey manager and concert promoter Tom Klein told the group the club was being shut down immediately by property owner Bob Sieger - moments before the band's set.

"It was like, 'Is this a joke?' " said singer and guitarist Aaron Shekey, 20.

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3 US IL: Touched Early By AIDS, Americans Soldier On 25 YearsMon, 05 Jun 2006
Source:Chicago Defender (IL) Author:Leff, Lis Area:Illinois Lines:208 Added:06/07/2006

In those days, a diagnosis was a death sentence. No one knew how you got it, this mysterious ailment that savaged the human body with almost medieval cruelty.

Baffled doctors threw everything they had at skin cancers, brain infections, intestinal parasites and other horrific symptoms. Nothing worked.

Twenty-five years after federal health officials first recognized the disease that would become known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS no longer is synonymous with terminal illness.

Like other wars, the early years of the AIDS epidemic produced survivors, people whose lives bear the contours of having crossed so malignant an enemy. Cameron Siemers, Lonnie Payne and Lisa Capaldini are three of them.

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4 US: Drug Warriors Push Eye-Eating FungusTue, 06 Jun 2006
Source:In These Times (US) Author:Bigwood, Jeremy Area:United States Lines:89 Added:06/07/2006

Why are members of Congress advocating the use of a dangerous crop-killer in Columbia?

On April 16, the New York Times ran a full-page ad from contact lens producer Bausch and Lomb, announcing the recall of its "ReNu with MoistureLoc" rewetting solution, and warning the 30 million American wearers of soft contact lenses about Fusarium keratitis. This infection, first detected in Asia, has rapidly spread across the United States. It is caused by a mold-like fungus that can penetrate the cornea of soft contact lens wearers, causing redness and pain that can lead to blindness--requiring a corneal replacement.

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5 US MI: Detroit 6 More Die From Likely OverdosesMon, 05 Jun 2006
Source:Detroit Free Press (MI) Author:Damron, Gina Area:Michigan Lines:41 Added:06/07/2006

Unknown Yet If Fentanyl Involved

Six people died from probable drug overdoses between Friday and Sunday morning, bringing the total number of likely drug-related deaths to 54 since May 18, Wayne County health officials said Sunday.

But it will take weeks to determine whether the recent deaths were related to a dangerous mix of the painkiller fentanyl and heroin or cocaine, said Teresa Blossom, a Wayne County Health Department spokeswoman.

She said that between January and April there were more than 70 deaths caused by the concoction. But toxicology results on drug-related deaths in May and June are pending.

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6 US IL: Prevention Key To Stemming Drug FlowWed, 07 Jun 2006
Source:Morris Daily Herald (IL) Author:Hustis, Jo Ann Area:Illinois Lines:153 Added:06/07/2006

Drug Czar Addresses Educators, Law Enforcers

JOLIET -- Admitting the problem is the biggest issue America has in the war on illicit drugs, noted national drug czar John Walters.

"The biggest enemy we have here is cynicism," said Walter, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in speaking before a select group of law enforcement officials and educators in the 11th Congressional District.

"We know we need to control both supply and demand of drugs. Prevention is the key."

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7 US AK: ACLU Sues Alaska Over State's New Marijuana LawMon, 05 Jun 2006
Source:Seattle Times (WA) Author:Volz, Matt Area:Alaska Lines:87 Added:06/07/2006

The civil liberties group alleges the new law is an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.

"Is marijuana so dangerous that it justifies restricting a fundamental right? The state thinks it's yes, we think it's no," said Michael Macleod-Ball, executive director of the ACLU of Alaska.

The lawsuit also claims the law allows prosecution of people who use marijuana for medical purposes, which the Alaska Department of Law disputes.

Along with the lawsuit, the ACLU is asking a Juneau Superior Court judge to block the law. Macleod-Ball said a hearing was not immediately set.

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8 US FL: PUB LTE: Are Drugs Filling Activities Void?Sun, 04 Jun 2006
Source:Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) Author:Valdesuso, Katherine Area:Florida Lines:54 Added:06/07/2006

It's said that with its sophistication and charm, Sarasota is the gem of Florida's Gulf Coast.

However, our city, as beautiful as it might be, contains underlying issues -- some seldom addressed.

I've discovered through research that drug convictions in Florida made up 48.9 percent of its total criminal convictions in 2001. This is above the national average of 41.2 percent.

Being a part of the younger generation, I'm interested in this problem.

According to a survey, a higher percentage of middle- and high-school students in Sarasota have tried the specific drug OxyContin than in any other county in Florida. The 2002 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey reports that 5.9 percent of students in grades six through 12 in Sarasota County say they have experimented with the drug, compared with a 2.5 percent state average.

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