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SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY BOARD
595 Center Avenue, Suite 200
Martinez, CA 94553
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Ruth Grogan AUG 12 1993
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Diana Rodger,
Vice-Chair
Constance Stein
District 3
Tom Aswad Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair
Marianne Eve Clark Board of Supervisors
Indra Huber 651 Pine Street
Eleanora Johnston
Rollin laink Martinez, California 94553
Eleanora Johnston
Dear Supervisor Torlakson and Members of the Board:
*District 4
Peter B. Burnell Recently the mayors and police chiefs of San Francisco and Oakland along
Lucretia Jones �
Marlene Rebhan, Chair with the police chief of San Jose, signed a resolution asking the President
R.G. Remington and US Congress to revise the drug laws shifting the emphasis from criminal
prosecution to education and treatment. (see attached May 13, 1993 article
*District 5 reprinted from the Oakland Tribune).
Michael Burke
Rev. Curtis Timmons
David J. Travers The Substance Abuse Advisory Board unanimously supports this position
and strongly advocates that the predominant effort in the "war against drugs"
be directed towards preventing and treating drug abuse rather than
prosecuting criminals.
We urge the Board of Supervisors to adopt and send a resolution to the
President and Congress of the United States indicating their support to shift
drug policy from a law enforcement focus to equal emphasis on prevention,
treatment and law enforcement.
Sincerely,
Marlene Rebhan,
Chair
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