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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (27637)	4/29/2002 4:35:30 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

it would have to be done on a nearly global scale Well, to smash the drug cartels, yes it would have to be adopted by the USA and European countries at least. If one country...say the UK... adopted a legalized, government controlled drugs program, and it became successful, then other democratically elected governments would follow over time. It would have to be demonstrated that addiction rates fell, drug related crime reduced, and illegal drugs stopped as a result of the program. These objectives could be measured fairly accurately imho. In the UK, the authorities already give out free needles to reduce HIV and other infections amongst drug users. Some information on an experiment in Switzerland lindesmith.org The site is extensive. Lots of data from many countries. See the Australian data on needle exchange. (this is the first time I have seen this site) lindesmith.org ancd.org.au