CBS CAN'T FOOL THE YOUTH WITH HYPOCRISY

To the Editor of THE EAGLE:

I guess CBS is "right" when it says it knows of no responsible organization
that advocates drug abuse when it decides to deny the organization
moveon.org a spot for its message during the Super Bowl.

When will the responsible adults in this country see that their message,
that any use of an illegal drug automatically constitutes abuse, is being
ridiculed by our youth?

We have a problem with binge drinking on campuses, but CBS doesn't have a
problem with Miller or Budweiser's spots. Commercials stating the obvious
fact that knowledge is the best anti-drug should include alcohol in their
list of dangerous drugs.

Instead, they only demonize marijuana.

One joint a month does not constitute drug abuse, just as one beer does
not. But marijuana is illegal so if you smoke a joint you are a drug
abuser. Adolescents can see through this illogic, but somehow it escapes
the "grown-ups."

Dan Healy