"NEEDLE LADY" INDEX

DrugSense Focus Alert: "Disease Plays Better Than Needle Exchange In Peoria" at http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0240.html.

Even though this newspaper has received a number of outstanding LTEs in response to the alert, only one has been printed. Thus we hope more readers will send letters. It is not too late! We have seen letters printed as much as a month after a editorial or column was printed. The newspaper's instructions for both LTEs and OPEDs is at http://pjstar.com/news/letters/writeus.html.

Facts about harm reduction and syringe exchange can be found at:

http://www.drugpolicy.org/library/focal9.html

http://www.drugwarfacts.org/syringee.htm

Also: The Week Online with DRCNet article "Needle Exchange Not Playing Well
In Peoria" including an interview with Beth Wehrman is online at
http://www.drcnet.org/wol/236.htm#peoria

Related: Please read thru the following to see exactly how this newspaper
created hysteria:

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n852/a09.html

US IL: LTE: South Side Doesn't Want To Show 'Needle Lady' (Fri, 03 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n867/a02.html

US IL: The 'Needle Lady' (Sun, 05 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n867/a01.html

US IL: Public Funding, Private Abusers (Sun, 05 May 2002)

* http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n875/a10.html *

US IL: Column: Needle Lady Enabling Drug Users (Tue, 07 May 2002

* http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n875/a11.html *

US IL: Editorial: Get The Point: 'Needle Lady' Should Be Sent Packing (Tue,
07 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n881/a07.html

US IL: Needle Exchange Program Outlawed (Wed, 08 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n886/a02.html

US IL: PUB LTE: Find Solutions To Stop Disease (Thu, 09 May 2002)

Note: This published letter was sent to this newspaper before the editorial
and column above were published on 07 May 2002

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n889/a08.html

US IL: Needle Swap Program Seeks Office (Fri, 10 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n897/a13.html

US IL: Needles, Prayer and Fat Smokers (Sat, 11 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n925/a08.html

US IL: Column: Needle Controversy Missed The Point (Wed, 15 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n941/a03.html

US IL: Needle Exchange Seeks A Home (Sat, 18 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n941/a04.html

US IL: LTE: Needle Lady Won't Make Neighborhood Better Place (Sat, 18 May 2002)

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n949/a04.html

US IL: PUB LTE: 'Needle Lady' Saving Lives (Mon, 20 May 2002)