THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUGS

I am writing about "Suspected traffickers shot dead in Bangkok" (Feb 1).
Your effort to "eradicate the country of drugs within three months" seems
like a noble cause. The United States has been attempting to do the same
for almost 90 years. The net result of our efforts has been that now 1.3%
of our citizens are addicted to recreational drugs. Ninety years ago 1.3%
of our citizens were addicted to drugs. Ninety years ago and greater than a
trillion US dollars wasted. My advice to Thailand and the rest of the world
is: Carefully observe US drug policy, then do the opposite. Don't follow
us, we're lost.

Kirk Muse

Arizona, USA