Pubdate: Mon, 25 May 2009
Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB)
Copyright: 2009 Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://www.edmontonsun.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n548/a03.html
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Author: Katt Warren
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk.

REALISTIC DRUG EDUCATION NEEDED

Re: ecstasy. Pill testing can give us some insight. The harm reduction 
group DanceSafe
got it spot on with the statement: "Because prohibition means zero 
regulation, organized
criminals can make huge profits selling fake drugs to unwitting consumers 
who are
afforded no protection under the law." Festivals that I've been to with 
pill-testing
stations were a welcome sight. However, it's still the consumer's 
responsibility to ask
if they should know something about the pills before taking them (like how 
many to take
at once). Most street-level dealers don't want to hurt their customers but 
don't have
accessible testing. This is where education other than "drugs are bad, 
don't do them" is
needed.

Katt Warren

(Realistic drug education is necessary.) 
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