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Article: SEEKING A CURE TO DRUG CULTURE THOSE WHO PUSH LEGALIZATION HAVE FORGOTTEN THE PAST.(Editorial)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- April 6, 1997
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Byline: Barry R. McCaffrey Scripps Howard New Service
Recent calls for legalization as the panacea for the nation's drug ills should be taken with the salt of history. The tendency to forget much of America's experience with addictive substances goes to the very nature of drugs and the culture they spawn. A drugged society suffers from long-term memory loss to the point of amnesia.
America's confrontation with dangerous drugs dates back to the 19th century when over-the-counter syrups were heavily laced with morphine, Coca-Cola and other beverages contained cocaine, and Bayer Pharmaceutical Products introduced heroin - touted as ``non-addictive'' and ...