NEWS: The Age 26 Jul 01: Bracks distances himself from drug magazine

Bracks distances himself from drug magazine
Source: AAP|Published: Thursday July 26, 1:39 PM
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has distanced himself from a magazine published by a government-funded drug agency that tells drug users how to lie to police and enjoy good drugs.
The Herald Sun newspaper reported today that the articles appeared in the quarterly magazine Whack, published by VIVAIDS, also known as the Victorian Drug User Group.
VIVAIDS receives $600,000 a year from the Bracks government.
Mr Bracks says although the government funds VIVAIDS, it does not fund the publication Whack.
He says the publication is by subscription that the organisation undertakes, not public or government money.
Mr Bracks says he will ask the Department of Human Services to hold talks with VIVAIDS over better editorial control in the magazine.
The premier says the magazine is generally about preventing people from taking drugs but it also contains a couple of little tongue-in-cheek remarks.
from: http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/2001/07/26/FFXVCYEPLPC.html

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