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Sunday April 30, 2000; 1:35 PM EDT
Cuban Doctor Caught Taking Tranquilizers to Elian
On Thursday U.S. Customs officials at Washington's Dulles International
Airport confiscated several medications carried by Elian Gonzalez's Cuban
pediatrician, who was en route to the 6-year-old's temporary residence at
Maryland's Wye River Plantation.
Among the seized pharmaceuticals were two powerful tranquilizers that could
be used to make Elian appear happier in the wake of the reunion with his
father, Juan Miguel.
A series of photos released by Greg Craig, the one-time Clinton impeachment
attorney who now represents Mr. Gonzalez, have been offered as evidence that
Elian has overcome the trauma of his gunpoint abduction by federal agents a
week ago. Clinton administration representatives say the photos prove the boy
is overjoyed to have finally been returned to his father after a five-month
stay with his Miami family.
But evidence that Cuban doctors may have doped the Cuban raft boy could
severely undermine claims that the images of a smiling Elian hugging his
father are genuine.
In an account completely ignored by the national press, The Miami Herald
reported on Friday that customs agents searched the bags of Elian's Cuban
pediatrician, Dr. Caridad Ponce de Leon, and collected several drugs:
"The confiscated medicines were listed as amikacin sulfate, used for
treatment of bacterial and staph infections; aminophyllin, a bronchodilator
for treatment of asthma, bronchitis and emphysema; cefazoline, for treatment
of respiratory, urinary, skin and other infections; meprobamate, better known
by the trade name Miltown, for treatment of anxiety; and phenobarbital, a
barbiturate used as a sedative."
At the news of the seizure Granma, Cuba's Communist Party newspaper,
complained, "it appears that Customs officials know what kinds of medicine
Elian, his cousin and the rest of the children and adults may need."
Dr. Ponce de Leon was part of a ten-person Cuban delegation, including four
children, who were authorized to visit the Cuban raft boy by the Clinton
administration last week. According to Friday's Washington Times, "The reason
for the visits was described as delivering supplies."
It's impossible to know if there have been other attempts to smuggle
sedatives to Elian or whether those attempts have been successful, since the
White House has kept the boy isolated from independent doctors. Media access
has been all but eliminated by attorney Craig, who has close ties to Fidel
Castro.
According to The PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs, Miltown is a
habit-forming drug that should not be given to children under 6 years of age.
Elian is 6 years, 5 months old.
"Miltown is a tranquilizer used in the treatment of anxiety disorders and for
short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety," advises the PDR report.
"Miltown can be habit forming. You can develop tolerance and dependence and
you may experience withdrawal symptoms if you stop using this drug abruptly."
Miltown should be prescribed only in cases of extraordinary stress and upset,
warns the PDR drug guide. "Anxiety or tension related to everyday stress
usually does not require treatment with Miltown."
Common side effects can include allergic reactions, diarrhea, fever,
headaches, drowsiness, a general loss of alertness and even dizziness. The
PDR also warns that Miltown can induce "inappropriate excitement" and an
"exaggerated feeling of well-being."
The Mayo Clinic USP Drug Guide mirrors the PDR's report, noting that Miltown
may cause such side effects as "confusion," "unusual excitement" and a "false
sense of well-being."
Miltown's usual dose for children 6 to 12 years of age is 200 to 600
miligrams per day divided into 2 or 3 doses.
Side effects for phenobarbitol, the other sedative confiscated from Elian's
Cuban pediatrician, include drowsiness and other forms of cognitive and
behavioral impairment. Abrupt withdrawal from phenobarbitol can induce
epileptic seizures.
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