ILLINOIS TARGETS CAMPUS CLUB DRUGS

You won't find "Club U" on any map.

Club U is the nickname of a new State Police undercover effort to ferret
out club drugs in and around the state's major colleges and universities.

It's part of an anti-drug campaign targeting Ecstasy and methamphetamine
announced Sunday by Gov. Blagojevich.

Blagojevich said the campaign, dubbed Project X, will use $2.5 million --
primarily from confiscated drug money -- to combat club drugs with public
service announcements, treatment services and the Club U undercover effort,
as well as other law enforcement plans.

An estimated $200,000 is earmarked for public service announcements that
are to begin appearing this week in newspapers and on radio and TV, said
gubernatorial spokeswoman Angelynne Amores.

A TV spot, produced by the federal government, includes the testimony of
parents whose daughter died after taking Ecstasy. Newspaper ads will focus
on a coroner's report about drug use, and radio spots will feature young
people describing the effect of drug abuse on their lives.

Another $1.8 million is going toward law enforcement, which will fund more
overtime for undercover operations, Amores said.

And $500,000 is to fund treatment services for club drugs at nine
universities and college areas across the state, she said.