I was unsettled by Daniel Mintz's "feature" story on the GHB bust last week. The reason I use the term "feature" is for his opinion comments like a "whopping $500,000 bail" and "That's not good news for a rave scene that had been slow to catch on in this rural county but is gaining momentum now."

Hard news reporting has become a thing of the past. Perhaps reporting the risks of taking GHB is as newsworthy as reporting its possible pleasurable effects, its use at rave parties and the behavior of the FBI and Drug Task Force.

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