August 28, 1998
From The Miami Herald
heralded@herald.com
http://www.herald.com/(Ed.
note: Since he can get away with lying there is no reason for him to stop. Certainly, the
major media do not seem to care. Some even cheer him on.)
See
The Los
Angeles Times Gives Space for Drug Czar And An Aide To Lie To Its Readers
"LEGALIZING DRUGS IS WRONG"
According to Barry R. McCaffrey, the director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy, the legalization of drugs under the theory of harm reduction would actually do
more damage than good. In a commentary in the Miami Herald, McCaffrey states that the
legalization of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin will not serve to reduce harmful risks
taken by drug users.
While harm reduction also includes other methods of prevention and control, such as the
institution of needle exchange, heroin maintenance, and decriminalization, McCaffrey
argues that the real design of many harm reduction advocates is flat-out legalization. He
questions why anyone would want the legalization of heroin when addicts can be maintained
on oral methadone, thereby eliminating injecting practices and reducing addicts’ risk
of contracting or spreading HIV.
He also asserts that the legalization of marijuana in the Netherlands led to increased
use of the drug. McCaffrey concludes that "pretending that harmful activity will be
reduced if we condone it under the law is foolhardy and irresponsible."
(Ed. note: Dutch marijuana use is far below DEAland’s, but even
here there is no correlation between legality and use rates. Alcohol use among teens has
fallen even more than marijuana use since 1979.)
See
Drug Czar
Lies Again About the Dutch, Who Respond With The Facts;
Czar’s Aid Says, "forces at work to legalize drugs are trying to bring
these wonderfully allied governments into conflict."
and
Shalala
Says That Parents Are Wrong To Be Relieved
That Their Children Are Using Marijuana Instead Of Heroin!
Survey Results From California Do Not Support Party Line, So They Are Buried.
Supported