DRUG WAR

"Fighting a War Armed With Baby-Boomer Myths" (Opinion, Feb. 4) made some
very good points regarding the problem of getting through all the
exaggerations and fabrications surrounding the "war on drugs." The top
priority should be treating addicts, whether they are teenagers or parents.
When there is an addict in the family the whole family suffers.

Putting addicts in prison does great harm and does nothing to solve the
drug problem. As we learn more about the nature of addiction we realize
that, given the right genetics, any one of us could be an addict.

Therefore, being a sensible, justice-seeking people, we will demand that
the "war on drugs" be replaced with a more humane system of education and
treatment.

JEAN FLEMING
Studio City