PROUD OF ST. PETERSBURG

Re: Drug treatment center opens doors Monday, July 28.

I can't tell you how proud I was to be a resident of St. Petersburg
after reading the above article.

Non-violent drug addicts need help, encouragement and understanding
instead of prison terms.

For too many years, we have watched our drug policies end in failure.
Spending millions on drug interdiction and supporting the drug wars
in Columbia have proved to be a waste of money. We need to appeal to
the American people to stop using and buying illegal drugs. It is
naive to believe we will ever achieve zero-tolerance for drugs when
the people of this country are willing to support the drug market.

Is it time to think about legalizing drugs?

Thanks to Chief Goliath Davis, Rudy Bradley and the forward-looking
people of St. Petersburg.

- -- Judith Milliken, St. Petersburg