NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
March-April 1997
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EDITOR'S NOTE
INTERNATIONAL
Mexican Drug Czar Fired, Charged With Drug Corruption
Mexico Recertified and Colombia Decertified Again as Cooperating Partners in U.S. Anti-Drug Effort; U.S. House Votes to Overturn Mexican Certification and U.S. Senate Votes a Reprimand
DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
1997
National Drug Control Strategy
: Rhetoric Aimed at Youth Drug Use; $16 Billion Budget Still Favors Interdiction and Enforcement
DRUG EDUCATION
California's Drug Education Programs Ineffective, According to Study Commissioned by the State
Current Drug Education Virtually Ineffective, More Money Needed, Says U.S. Department of Education Report
HARM REDUCTION
Needle Exchanges Endorsed by NIH Panel, Federal Officials
Needle Exchange Bill Dies in Colorado House
PRISONS
State Budgets Are Funding Prisons at the Expense of Higher Education, Says Justice Policy Institute Report
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
NIH Panel Suggests More Research of Medical Marijuana
California Attorney Gen. Releases Proposition 215 Guidelines
Medical Marijuana Initiative on Ballot in San Marcos, Texas
GUEST COLUMN
Why the 'Drug War' Will Never End, by Steven Jonas, M.D., M.P.H.
IN THE COURTS
Holdout Juror in Drug Case, Laura Kriho, Found in Contempt of Court, Fined $1200
DRUG USE TRENDS
Parents and Teenagers Have Widely Different Perceptions on Drugs, according to a
Washington Post
-ABC News Poll
PROFESSIONAL CORRUPTION
Ford Heights, Illinois Police Chief Convicted for Drug Corruption
Respected Philadelphia Surgeon Convicted for "Masking" Fugitive Drug Dealer
LEGAL DRUGS
Alcohol and Tobacco Marketed to Children Via the Web, Says Center for Media Education Report
FDA Proposes Easier to Read Over-the-Counter Drug Labels
14 Teens Hospitalized After Overdosing on Prescription Muscle Relaxant at Dance
TOBACCO
Cigarettes Are Addictive, Cause Cancer, Marketed to Kids, Concedes Cigarette Maker Liggett as Part of Litigation Accord
First FDA Tobacco Regulation, Identification of Underage Tobacco Buyers, Takes Effect; Tobacco and Advertising Industries Challenge FDA Rules
DRUG NEWS SQUIBS