Source: Orange County Register (CA) Pubdate: 22, July 1998 Contact: http://www.ocregister.com/ Author: Richard Cauble-Tustin DRUGS, WE DON'T LEARN United States drug czar Barry H.McCaffrey should have reviewed the crime rates in the Netherlands versus the United States before criticizing the Netherlands'drug tolerance program,which is also followed by other countries in Europe["McCaffrey tries to ease Dutch anger on visit,"World and Nation,July 15]. We learned nothing From Prohibition.Until you take the profit out of drugs you will find the"pushers" at your elementary schools getting the kids hooked on drugs and stealing to support their habit.Tolerance is acceptable and is working; legalization is not the answer. We are a very backward nation in many ways and never seem to learn. - --- Checked-by: "Rich O'Grady"