February 2001 Vol.4, No. 2

Contents Quake in Gujarat: Foretaste of the Future?    by Matthew Fenchel Germany and Russia-Shifting Balance of Power    by Melvin Rhodes When the Angel Leaves the Storm    by Darris McNeely In Brief...World News Review    by Cecil E. Maranville This is the Way...Sharing the Front Porch    by Robin Webber In Brief... World News Review by Cecil E. Maranville News Trends Among Youth: Telephone Chatlines Trap Teens Many parents are aware of the dangers of Internet chatrooms, which are often visited by sexual predators looking for child victims. Parents now need to be aware of the danger of their home telephones, which some officials have dubbed a "poor man's Internet chatroom." Teens alert each other to telephone numbers where they can hear "party talk" and "party action." Far from the kind of parties they are looking for, teens are often put in contact with predators seeking to lure them into prostitution. Atlanta, Georgia, has experienced a number of problems with telephone chat lines, which have led to the disappearance of many teens. At least one girl was violently assaulted. Heroin Use on the Rise Flush with increased spending money and the availability of a lower-priced, purer product, U.S. teens are using heroin at an increasing rate. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports an estimated 81,000 new heroin users in 1997-and suggests that this estimate may be on the low side. Nearly 90 percent of new users were under the age of 26. (In 1992, only 61 percent were under 26.) A branch of NIDA that collects data on drug-related hospital emergency department episodes (ED) from 21 metropolitan areas, estimates that 14 percent of all drug-related ED episodes involve heroin. ED episodes more than doubled between 1991 and 1996. During the same time, ED episodes involving youths aged 12 to 17 nearly quadrupled. NIDA also provides information about the nature and patterns of drug abuse in 21 cities. Heroin was the primary drug of abuse recorded in drug abuse treatment missions in Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, Newark, New York and San Francisco. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0102/inbrief0102.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "World News Review February 2001" Cloning: _Cloning: Is Man About to Make Himself In His Own Image? _World News Review April/May 2000 _World News Review Sep/Oct 2001 _Making Sense of the Cloning Claims _Visions of Judgment: The Coming Ride of the Horsemen of Revelation _Where Will the Genetics Revolution Lead? _Cloning: A Dangerous Journey Into Uncharted Waters? Drugs: _The Hug Drug - or Sorrow Sold for Sweetness? _World News Review March/April 2001 _Governments Legislating Morality _World News Review May 2005 _The Terror of Cocaine - "In Dust We Trust" _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 1997 _Advice From Death Row _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 1998 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2001 _World News and Trends - May/June 2006 _The Greatest Addiction of All _Drug Abuse: A Major Health Problem _Breaking Free from Addictions _Student Reports of Availability of Drugs _The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous _Addictions and Interventions _An Addict's Story: What's at the Root of Addictions? _Christian Values Under Attack _Question Whose Authority? _What Does God think About Drugs? _Ecstasy! A Hug Drug or the Kiss of Death? _"Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime Bag?" Middle East: _King Hussein's Uncertain Legacy _World News Review January 2000 _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leasership? _The Coming Intervention in the Middle East _Next on the Agenda: Mideast Peace _When Is Enough...Enough? _Will One Good Man Stand Up? _Iran: Why Part of the "Axis of Evil"? _Islamic Extremists Attack the West in Many Countries _A Moment of Decision _Democracy Is More Than a Word _Understanding Al Jazeera _Thousand-Year-Old Lessons From the Crusades for Today _Introduction (ME) _The Creation of the Modern Middle East _A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism _The Middle East: Worlds in Collision _When Will Peace Come to the Middle East? _U.S. Election-Year Challenges Beyond President's Control _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 1996 _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 1998 _When Will the Middle East Find Peace _What Prevents Peace in the Middle East? _Searching for a Mideast Peace _Seeing the World Scene Realistically _Spiritual Warfare Behind the Scenes _The North-South Struggle for the Middle East _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2002 _Behind the Headlines ... America vs. Iraq or America vs. the World? _From the Editor - Good News Magazine Mar/Apr 2003 _After Iraq, What Next? _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _World News and Trends - Sep/Oct 2003 _The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start? _2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _The Middle East in Conflict: How Will It End? _Some Things Don't Change _World News and Trends - January/February 2007 _World News and Trends - January/February 2008 _When Will the Middle East Find Peace? _Insurmountable Challenges Plague the Middle East Today Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Home Page of this site