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U.K. Outreach Group Prints Comics Aimed at Drug Addicts [Are These Comics Habit Forming?]
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Wednesday, August 7, 2002 | DAN BILEFSKY

Posted on 08/07/2002 12:00:17 PM PDT by TroutStalker

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:46:52 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

MANCHESTER, England -- Sitting in a drug counseling center's waiting room, Elizabeth Forrest giggles as she scans a comic book explaining "how to roll a perfect joint" in nine easy steps.

"This is hilarious," the 25-year-old heroin addict says, pointing to a cartoon warning that smoking too much marijuana can be fattening. The sketch shows an overweight man eating from a dog-food bowl as his pet barks in disapproval.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: drugs; governmentfunding

1 posted on 08/07/2002 12:00:17 PM PDT by TroutStalker
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