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Pubdate: Mon, 10 Nov 2003
Source: Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
Copyright: 2003 The Sun-Times Co.
Contact: letters@suntimes.com
Website: http://www.suntimes.com/
Author: Maureen O'Donnell
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ILLINOIS TARGETS CAMPUS CLUB DRUGS

You won't find "Club U" on any map. 

Club U is the nickname of a new State Police undercover effort to ferret out club drugs in and around the state's major colleges and universities. 

It's part of an anti-drug campaign targeting Ecstasy and methamphetamine announced Sunday by Gov.  Blagojevich. 

Blagojevich said the campaign, dubbed Project X, will use $2.5 million -- primarily from confiscated drug money -- to combat club drugs with public service announcements, treatment services and the Club U undercover effort, as well as other law enforcement plans. 

An estimated $200,000 is earmarked for public service announcements that are to begin appearing this week in newspapers and on radio and TV, said gubernatorial spokeswoman Angelynne Amores. 

A TV spot, produced by the federal government, includes the testimony of parents whose daughter died after taking Ecstasy.  Newspaper ads will focus on a coroner's report about drug use, and radio spots will feature young people describing the effect of drug abuse on their lives. 

Another $1.8 million is going toward law enforcement, which will fund more overtime for undercover operations, Amores said. 

And $500,000 is to fund treatment services for club drugs at nine universities and college areas across the state, she said. 


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