DRUG USE MORE LIKELY WITH DARE

Regarding your quaint piece, "DARE critics have agenda to legalize
marijuana" June 13, a few simple points should be made.

First, credible, peer-reviewed studies have shown that DARE increases the
likelihood of young people trying illegal drugs.

Second, given Holland's rate of drug use is half of that in the United
States and hard drug use among Dutch youth is one third the U.S. rate, one
would certainly hope your headline's claim is in fact, accurate.

Lee Eisenstein
Watsonville, California