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Article: Surgeon Gen. Elders says she stands by her son who was arrested for selling cocaine. (Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders)
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- January 17, 1994
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U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders whose son was arrested recently on charges of selling cocaine (JET, Jan. 10) says that she stands by him just as any mother would.
"I'm very saddened that this has happened, that he was even associated with this," Dr. Elders said in the New York Times. "If he was involved, I'm very saddened he was involved. I'm going to do everything to help my son like any other mother would do."
The surgeon general caused a stir when she called for a legalization of drugs (JET, Dec. 27-Jan. 3, 1994). Her statement that called for studies to see if legalizing illicit drugs would "markedly reduce our crime rate," was made shortly ...