The Nation - News from July 31, 1989

More than half the men arrested in 14 major cities who volunteered for drug testing were found to have ingested at least one drug, the Justice Department said. The highest percentage of drug use, 82%, was discovered in Philadelphia, followed by San Diego with 80%, according to the Drug Use Forecasting study by the National Institute of Justice. “There should be no longer any question as to how much of a catalyst for crime the lust for illegal drugs has become in America today,” Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh said. “Drug users and traffickers will beat, rob and kill anyone for drugs and profits.”