DRUGSENSE HOW-TO SERIES; HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

No doubt you are a busy person. You have work, school, family, and a
host of other commitments. If you are like many people today, you
sometimes feel as if you have very little time to do the things you
want to do or even feel you should do.

At the same time, you agree that the War on (some) Drugs has become a
disastrous failure. Maybe a relative received a long sentence for
minor drug possession. Perhaps an injured friend has problems
finding adequate pain relief. A loyal employee you know might be
required to prove his innocence by taking a drug test.

You know you want to make a difference, but what can you do?

DrugSense has some answers. Here is how you can change the world in
just a few minutes per week.

* Help us Newshawk articles about drug policy. Newshawks are
individuals who find drug-policy-related articles in newspapers and
magazines, or on selected Websites, and forward those articles to us
using a special format. The more articles we have, the more powerful
our DrugNews Archive ( http://www.drugnews.org/ ) becomes as a voice
for fairness and honesty. You can help build this incredible resource
with just a few minutes of Internet surfing. For more information,
please see http://www.mapinc.org/hawk.htm

* Help us format articles for archival storage. The true power of the
DrugNews archive rests in its ability to store drug policy articles
long after they have disappeared from their source Websites. Putting
these articles in a uniform format and appending correct attributions
to them makes the archive a powerful research tool. This, too, helps
promote the truth about drugs and drug policy and will likely take no
more than a few hours of your time per week. You can give formatting
as much or as little time as you have, but rest peacefully in the
knowledge that you made a difference. Those who provide volunteer
formatting services are called Editors and are required to complete a
short web-based, self-paced training course. Please contact Jo-D
Harrison, jo-d@mapinc.org , for more details.

* Donate to DrugSense. Some people have more money than they have
time. Monetary contributions can be a powerful force for social
change. DrugSense is a 501(c)3 educational non-profit that provides
accurate information about drug policy. You can see the myriad of
services we offer on a bare bones budget by exploring
http://www.mapinc.org/ and http://www.DrugSense.org/ . Your dollars
go toward supporting these integrated services designed to bring the
truth to the media about drug policy and end the War on Drugs. Please
visit http://www.DrugSense.org/donate/ and donate what you can. You
may also mail your check or money order to:

DrugSense

14252 Culver Dr #328

Irvine, CA 92604-0326

Remember, it's not what others do, it's what you do. You CAN change
the world. You can help end the War on Drugs by helping DrugSense.

Mark Greer

Executive Director, DrugSense