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Show involved an elaborate subculture, The Addict and this includes the suppliers or peddlers, the "pushers" who help to indoctrinate new individuals into drug addiction. The addict must be treated for addiction as well as Page from CHAT 2 - rehabilitated. by Andrew Kish help decrease the rate of The news media, newspapers, magazaines, radio and other sources are continuously bringing the narcotic' problem to the attention of the public, with emphasis on the use of drugs among younger individuals. The use of narcotics is a very serious problem, not necessarily because of the amount of people involved, but because of its effects and the great difficulty in treating the addicts. Drug addiction has many aspects; i.e., it could be attributed to physiological, psychological and social problems. Also, the many causes of the addiction have basically no explanation as to why an individual becomes a special addicted. Whatever the major factor in the etiology of drug addiction may be, once an individual becomes an addict it is very difficult to cure him. They are sick individuals and need the proper care to help cure them. Incarcerating them in prisons is definitely not helping the addicts; it actually stimulates his wants for more drugs because of the environment and atmosphere. Some manage to refuse the use of drugs for a period of time, but when they meet other addicts, they easily submit to the habit once again. In some cases the use of drugs is a developmental phenomenon in basically all normal individuals who are addiction. Think seriously about your own children who are subjected to the use of drugs. Everyday the news media broadcasts about children being taken into custody for either using drugs or having them in their possession. To stop your child from using drugs for experimentation you should inform them of the consequences they will face. You, the public, are in the position to demand classes in school for the prevention of drugs and crime control. Let educated professionals teach your children the results of people who use drugs. And by educated don't mean the person that has attended a I professionals, university and received a degree in pharmecuetical prescriptions or criminology. Sure, they know the rights and wrongs of drugs and crime; but they haven't actually experienced its usage. mean by the educated What professionals are the addicts themselves that are incarcerated. They have been through the actual reality of being a drug addict and can give a more explicit point of view on the abuse of drugs. I (1.) the stimulants and (2.) the mescaline and amphetamine The depressants morphine and all its disorder, an illness, a means of escape, etc. To others, it could possibly be a weakness to face include derivates (herion, codeine, dilaudid, metopon, and reality. Generally, the addict will resort to a life of crime to supply his addiction habit; which eventually leads him to a prison for committing a crime. Had the addict been treated at an earlier age, before actually becoming a "hard-core- " addict, his chances for quitting drugs would be much greater. But, because of the poor facilities and knowledge of treating the addict it is almost impossible to help cure him. dihyrocodeinone; ever-increasi- drug addiction, instead of continually preaching that they aren't good for the body, will also I i cts and disorganization in the neighborhood, and a variety of social as well as personal conditions. The best approach to the whole problem of drug addiction through preventive measures. This means that more efficient methods must be found to prevent people from coming into illegitimate contact with drugs. Working together in the community to helpcurb this drug problem will be a lot more is beneficial for soceity. Establishing drug centers for the addicts instead of sending them to prisons will also reduce the drug addition rate. Allowing the educated professionals (former drug addicts) to teach the Capitol Hill Residents Oppose Second Office Building Due to concern on the part of Capitol Hill residents regarding proposed construction of a second office building on Capitol Hill, we present the following interview. high-ris- e by Laura Briggs younger generations the damage of drug usage will also be an asset to the community. "The traffice clog surpasses the imagination. Imagine 23 more cars coming down that hill at 5:00 - and that's the end of it. Cars won't make it. Our part of die of strangulation." The preceding statements were those of Utah House Representative for legislative district 4, Dr. Lynn M. Hilton, during a recent interview. Dr. Hilton declared that he intended to propose an amendment to Bill 3 which proposes to legislate funds to second construct a high-risoffice builing on Capitol Hill. Dr. the city have a (benzedrine). centers for addicts will decrease the crime rate to a great extent, and will also decrease the number of addicts. Teaching the young students in schools the results of drug usage will help deter the rate of addicts. Using a psychological motive of teaching individuals the results of nf learn that drugs that are addicting are divided into two main groups: be attributed to Having appropriate drug co Do you depressants. The stimulants categorized as addicting include cocaine, mental cultural By having the younger people attend classes taught by the real addicts, they could learn more about drugs and the many difficulties of its usage. They will subjected to addiction by peer groups. For many other normal intelligent individuals the use of drugs and eventual addiction, can a After the long process of working with the addict, it will be noted that the beginning of the use of drugs can be traced to unhappy, home lives, lack of parental training and control, peer group influences, will e drug Hilton's amendment would approve funds for an office building, which he readily concedes problem? needed, but would propose changing the site of the building to what is now the Utah is State Fairgrounds on the synthetic West methadone and Temple. Dr. Hilton reported that meperidine (demeral); all Representative Gerald analogesics - hypnotics and sedatives (chloral, bromides, barbiturates, Or, know that he paradehyde, marijauna and alcohol). It has been written about, and shown, that the addict behavior complex passes through five stages: (1.) the preliminary stage, during which the individual begins to experiment with drugs but has not become addicted; (2.) the compulsive stage, during which tolerance develops and dependence sets in; (3.) the withdrawal stage, during which the addict suffers severe abstinence symptoms if he cannot get drugs; (4.) the remission stage, the voluntary abstaining from the use of the drug for varying lengths of time; and (5.) the relapse stage, the period. Much of drug addiction Woodmansee, who represents legislative district 5, confirmed someone who does? Call the Community Drug Crisis Center 355-284- 6 is with Hilton "all the on the proposed way'' amendment to the second office building bill. "I feel that a two story office building on the Fairgrounds site would not only be more convenient for public and state employee access, but it could be a most positive factor in beautification and improvement along the Jordan River Parkway Project. Those who support improvement on the Westside of the City should certainly be interested in my proposal since a building that is constructed in a manner that would include e - surroundings parks, trees and landscaping - would certainly enhance the image and actual value in properties and campus-lik- investments in that area. "This site has the advantge of being on level ground," stressed Hilton, "and anyone who had to contend with driving up Capitol Hill everyday during this past winter should appreciate the value of a more convenient and safer access to additional state offices. The Fairgrounds site fulfills other requirements: accessibility from many directions; close and convenient access to a enough acreage to allow for super-highwa- long-rang- and y; planning into 1983 e 1 993; and favorable comparability of building costs. In fact, I have consulted with building experts who inform me that to construct a high-ris- e building on Capitol Hill would run approximately $30 per square foot, as opposed to an estimate of around $17 a square foot for a two or three story edifice at a site such as the Fairgrounds area." At a hearing on the matter held January 18, City Commissioner Stephen Harmsen spoke in opposition to Bill 3. An alternative bill - Bill 4 would provide funds for a state office building but the location of such a building would not be specified in the bill. Harmsen reminded the Governor's Committee, who were -- supporting Bill 3, that the Model Cities goal in the Capitol Hill neighborhood was designed to insure ajsafe, inviting and liveable area for those who desire to live in the inner city area. He said that the increased traffic, an estimated 1,400 cars added to what is already an "intolerable" burden on Captiol Hill residents would tend to defeat the purpose of Model Cities projects. Glen Lloyd, member of the Awareness Team Board of Directors, declared that Capitol Hill the Committee's proposal to "stagger the working hours" of the state employees would only "extend the agony from twice a day to several hours during the day." |