NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summer 1996
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TOBACCO
Fifth Circuit Dismisses Class-Action Suit Against Tobacco Companies
ON CAPITOL HILL
Congress Considers Legislation Targeting Rohypnol®, the "Date Rape" Drug
Family Privacy Protection Act May Interfere with Drug Education and Prevalence of Use Research
Medicinal Marijuana Organizers Lobby for House Bill
Secret Service Issued Passes to White House Staff with History of Drug Use
INTERNATIONAL
Colombian House Absolves President Ernesto Samper, U.S. Revokes His Visa
"Speed" Renamed in Thailand to Correct Misunderstanding
U.S./MEXICO BORDER
Federal Agents Arrest Members of Large Mexican Drug Trafficking Network
Many Drug Smugglers Being Set Free Along U.S./Mexico Border
Study Finds Controlled Substances Make Up Most of Drug Declarations at Mexico Border
UPDATE
U.S. District Judge Baer Removes Himself from Controversial Drug Case
DRUG TRAFFICKING PROFILE
Gangster Disciples: Nation's Largest Gang-Run Drug Enterprise
FEDERAL STUDIES
Task Force Recommends Justice Department Review of Halcion's® Manufacturer, Upjohn
NOTABLE ARRESTS
"Cheers" Star, Woody Harrelson, to Protest Anti-Hemp Law, Arrested at Seed Planting
11 Navy Hospital Corpsmen and 21 Navy Sailors Face Drug Charges
Dallas Cowboy's Star, Michael Irvin, Guilty After Reindictment in Drug Case
Drug Arrests of Public Figures
HEMP AND MARIJUANA FESTIVALS
Chicago Authorities Criticized for Lack of Law Enforcement at "Weedfest"
"Hemp Fest" in Davenport, Iowa Interrupted by Arrests and Violence
Over One Hundred Arrested at "Weedstock" Festival in Wisconsin
TREATMENT
Alcohol Recovery Study Finds More Than 75% Recover Without Treatment
Naltrexone® Used for "Ultra-Rapid Detoxification" of Heroin Addicts
DRUG USE TRENDS
Smashing Pumpkins' Keyboardist Dies of Heroin Overdose in New York Amid Music Industry's Anti-Drug Drive
IN THE COURTS
Brooklyn, NY is Home to Nation's Largest Drug Court; California Legislature Considering Drug Courts
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Civil Forfeiture in Two Drug Cases
Allegations of Race Bias in Crack Prosecutions Requires More Proof, Supreme Court Rules
F. Lee Bailey Relinquishes Claim to Drug Dealer's Securities
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