DOUGLAS' 'TRAFFIC' PROBES DRUG WAR

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LOS ANGELES--Michael Douglas says he's glad law enforcement officials have
praised his new film Traffic, even though it questions the effectiveness of
the drug war.

"Everyone who sees the movie comes out of it with a different reaction,"
Douglas said. "We screened it for the DEA and U.S. Customs, and they're
happy with it, believing it shows how tough their job is. Other people see
it and think the message is that the war on drugs is futile."

In the film, directed by Steven Soderbergh, Douglas plays a presidentially
appointed anti-drug czar who discovers his daughter is an addict.