NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
May-June 1998
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UNITED NATIONS DRUG SUMMIT
U.N. Drug Conference Aims For "Drug-Free World;" Reformers Launch Media Response, Worldwide Protest
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Six California Medical Marijuana Clubs Ordered Closed; Medical Marijuana Summit Held
Medical Marijuana Initiative Qualifies For November Ballot in Alaska
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police Wiretapped 2.27 million Conversations in `97
"Driving While Black," Motorists Sue States, Claiming Racist Police Practices
Georgia National Guard Stage Mock Anti-Drug Assault for Eighth-Graders
Police Rewarding Youth to Inform on Other Students
Another NYPD Raid Leads to No Drugs; Terrorized Citizens Sue
HARM REDUCTION
House of Representatives Approves Permanent Ban on Federal Funding of Needle Exchanges
Congressional Black Caucus Members Call for "Drug Czar" McCaffrey's Resignation
ALCOHOL
Students Riot in Response to Alcohol Crackdown; Alcohol and Drug Arrests Rise on College Campuses
DRUG USE TRENDS
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Costs U.S. $246 billion, Says NIH Report
Drug Abuse by Senior Adults Is an Epidemic, Says CSAT/SAHMSA Report
Study Shows Effects of Substance Abuse on Violence by Psychiatric Patients
NETWORK NEWS
Wesley Pomeroy, Police Officer and Drug Policy Reformer, Dies at 78
D.C. AIDS Activist Steve Michael Dies at 42
Fall 1998 Soros Harm Reduction Fellowship
New Republic
Associate Editor Stephen Glass Fired for Fabricating Stories
ON CAPITOL HILL
GOP Congressional Anti-Drug Task Force Pushing Large Anti-Drug Package Through Congress
U.S. House to Consider Again Drug Testing Itself
CAFFEINE
Children's Consumption of Caffeine Grows Dramatically
TOBACCO
Tobacco Industry Says Restrictive Legislation Will Lead to Black Market
HEMP
Kentucky Farmers File Suit Against Federal Government to Legalize Hemp
HERNANDEZ KILLING
House Panel Subpoenas Government's Files in Hernandez Killing
PREGNANCY
Wisconsin, South Dakota Authorize Jailing Pregnant Addicts