Pubdate: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Contact: http://www.sjmercury.com/ MISGUIDED ANTI-DRUG ADS AFTER reading, watching and listening to all the reports on Clinton's new anti-drug advertising campaign (Page 6A, July 10), I felt sick. My instinct was to scream in anger and misbelief. How foolish to believe that spending all that money on ads will help? All one has to do is talk to the children to find this type of advertising does little or no good. We've cut art, music, many sports, and other activities from schools. Why can't we use the money spent on this advertising to return programs to the schools and communities? What a waste. Children know a lot about drugs, they're keenly aware of their existence and what they can do to their bodies and minds. But how do we teach the children about boredom. Think about it. How do adults handle boredom? They eat too much, drink too much and use drugs. This is our children's example. - -- Sally Cox, Santa Clara - ---