A US Senate subcommittee hears that not only did the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy gave back to TV networks ad time worth millions of dollars for anti-drug messages in sitcoms and dramas, but also for shows about drugs: to music-channel VH1 for bios of drug-addled rock stars, for Fox’s “America’s Most Wanted” and ESPN’s coverage of baseball player Darryl Strawberry’s cocaine woes. – Washington Post 02/04/00