Re: Bush: Stop Online Drug Sales

On Mar 1, 12:24 pm, "Juba" <j...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iiKvc3BW75Ll1ZW41wNBpq4pnI_AD8V4QJUG0

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Saturday urged Congress to pass
legislation aimed at ending illegal sales of highly addictive
prescription drugs on the Internet, citing a growing number of fatal
overdoses.

Bush used his weekly radio address to highlight his administration's
2008 national drug control strategy, which the White House released
Saturday. The strategy seeks a 10 percent cut in youth drug use with
continued interdiction efforts such as random student drug testing,
community outreach and screening and prevention at doctors' offices.

The president said that while an estimated 860,000 fewer young people
are using drugs today than in 2001, the abuse of prescription drugs
persists.

"Unfortunately, many young Americans do not understand how dangerous
abusing medication can be, and in recent years, the number of Americans
who have died from prescription drug overdoses has increased," Bush
said. The White House released the address Saturday while Bush spent the
weekend at his Texas ranch.

One factor behind the trend is the availability of highly addictive
prescription drugs on the Internet, he said.

"The Internet has brought about tremendous benefits for those who cannot
easily get to a pharmacy in person," Bush said. "However, it has also
created an opportunity for unscrupulous doctors and pharmacists to
profit from addiction."

Bush's drug policy adviser, John Walters, said the government is now
focusing its "supply, demand and prevention policies with the goal of
seeing the same reductions that we have achieved for illegal `street'
drugs."

A measure passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee last September seeks
to stem the abuse of prescription drugs via the Internet. It requires
that doctor meet with patients in person before prescribing medication
and stiffens penalties for those who violate the rules. The bill awaits
full Senate consideration.

"The damage can be done on a wide scale by a relatively small number of
criminal actors here," Walters said. He mentioned cases of "rogue"
Internet pharmacies that often do not require prescriptions or allow
prescriptions to be faxed, making it easier for customers to forge
documents or use it at multiple pharmacies.

"Our real task is to follow through," he said of the Senate legislation.

Among the other goals outlined in the report:

_reduced diversion of prescription drugs and methamphetamine precursors.

_declines in Andean cocaine production and Afghan opium poppy
production.

_reduced flow of illegal drugs across the border with Mexico.

_declines in domestic production and use of marijuana.

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Jubawww.masterjuba.com

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Hi ((Juba)),
Yeah, it figures the most embarrassing prez we ever had is trying to
do something to be remembered for. We will certainly remember him for
this too.
sadly
Kindly,
LoriB.o.B.
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