Pubdate: Sun, 27 Oct 2013
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN)
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Author: Joy Krause

DRUG FIGHT NEEDS MAJOR OVERHAUL

In response to the Oct. 9 front page story, "Drug Babies on Rise," I 
believe Tennessee and our nation have miserably lost the "War on 
Drugs." Our state leads the country in methamphetamine use. The 
number of our state's drug-addicted newborn babies is horrific - 643 
babies so far this year.

 From babies to senior citizens and every age in between, illegal 
drugs destroy lives. A few pages over from the baby story, there was 
another about an 89- year old Detroit man who was arrested for 
transporting cocaine.

Drug-related crime is increasing. Our prisons are overflowing. Our 
nation's 40-year, $1 trillion drug reform effort has failed. We need 
to "Just Say No" to our current policy. We don't need small changes 
or adjustments; we need major overhauls and a completely new approach 
to this issue.

JOY KRAUSE
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