Pubdate: Mon, 09 Feb 1998
Date: 09/02/1998
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Author: WILLIAM T. PARKER MD

* Mike Gray's description of a rational and effective approach to
treat drug addiction would never be tolerated by the drug lords.
(Commentary, Aug. 26).

It would put their multibillion-dollar drug cartels out of business.
They can't allow that to happen and would use all their power and
money to prevent it. Perhaps this is why it seems to be political
suicide to even mention that there might be more creative or
unconventional ways to fight the drug problem.

WILLIAM T. PARKER MD San Diego