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Show Page Two FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1970 Speed Abusers Alienated, Research at U. Reveals Mexican Hat Firms Receive Contracts A study of speed abusers by a University of' Utah graduhte student has revealed that they are usually alienated front society, have been emotionally deprived' in their early family ex p&iences and suffer from1 poor interpersonal relationships. The research was conducted by Van V. Heffner a educational psychology student and director of the1 Salt Lake City Drug Crisis Center because ' of the increased use of methamphetamine commonly called speed in the drug subculture. Mr. Heffner explained that the methamphetamine usually comes in powder form and is injected directly into a vein. .It is nickle and purchased in dime bags for $5 and $10. Dr. Gary Q. Jorgensen, clinic coordinator of the University of Utah Medical School Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinic and Mr. Heffners masters thesis advisor, believes the research is one of the first studies ever conducted on the subject. Many persons have made inferences about abuses and their effect on personality traits and characteristics, but few have conducted documented scientific research, he said. In his Drug Crisis Center study of 50 speed abusers ranging from 1 years of age, Mr. Heffner observed that they seem to develop paranoia with delusions of persecution. Other psychological manifestations observed were acute anxiety, prolonged depression and, with high doses of methamphetamine, auditory and visual hallucinations which may persist for days or weeks. Mr. Heffner said the study was conducted to determine the similarities' and differences between g speed abusers and users. The control group was randomly chosen and matched as closely as possible with the drug 25-year-- ( - - . . 14-4- non-dru- THE SALT LAKE TIMES Blindness Prevention. Society Warns Of Hazardous Toys Guard Announces Basketball Plans . Three Utah businesses will be Boys between ages 11 and 13 are practicing for the upcoming hiring and training 133 more disChild Protection Utah National Guard Bantam the Although under persons users with regard to age, sex advantaged jobless been in Basketball program. t Job and Toy Safety Act has the and education. The average age 11 months, effect more for than Last year 2000 boys particiof the abusers was 19.8 years, Opportunities in the Business as in the past hundreds this year U.S. the Sector (JOBS) program, with 10.4 years of formal educaof children will be injured by pated in the statewide program. Labor of. one communities recently Department tion. toys and games of unsafe design Twenty 118 Utah, announced. bantam teams. The average abuser in Mr. and manufacture. The reason: supported The Manpower Administration The Food and The National Guard sponsored Heffners study used speed 14.3 Drug Administrahas allocated $195,274 to help tion, times per month, tended to resports program provides young failing to exercise its reguthe three the defray employers athletes and with, good coaching, ofpresject parental guidance latory powers in this area, has of expense hiring sure, and has had significantly extraordinary not banned the sale of a single ficiating and uniforms. Basketno or work little with ball coaches such as University more traumatic experiences than workers potentially dangerous toy. user. Gardner and the experience, said Frank A. (Tod) the The Utah Society for the Pre- of Utahs Jack AdManpower said coach the fact that Potter, Regional 'Mr. Heffner Larry Maxwell vention of Blindness reports eye Highland the have the speed abusers felt they had ministrator in Denver. activity. praised is high on the list of indamage is a JOBS The such joint more program problems experienced Captain Enniss Berrett, head sustained by children playas the death of one or more par- effort of the Labor Department jurieswith of the program in Salt Lake City unsafe toys. Darts, ents, divorce, severe illness, ex- and the National Alliance of ing said the program shows how inslingshots, bows and arrows, to enlist Businessmen indiprivate from school, etc., pulsion merchants and the Guard can. cates that methamphetamine dustry in providing jobs and are and toys which eject missies work together in the interest of alone responsible for over jobseems to be an escape route for training Jor the hard-cor- e 17 of the serious eye injuries the community. less. Funds are furnished by the them. The annual Easter Seal Society While an abuser is on speed Department to help employers among children recorded each benefit game to help crippled year. he will do anything tg, stay high offset the cost of the one highlight of the Society president Richard W. children isnow ex- training, related education, job and keep from crashing, in its 14th year. Sonntag, M.D., urges the public program, plains the young U researcher, coaching, orientation and minor to benefit For the game, boys use caution when buying toys. because the rapid change from medical care, where needed. the program sell participating in The projects just announced Becase of the FDAs inaction and tickets in the community. Proextreme hyperactivity to a sethe toy industrys failure to set vere depressed state is unbear- for Utah are: ceeds from these tickets send the Westward Coach Corporation adeqate standards on its own, crippled children to camp each able. in Mexican Hat will be hiring says Dr. Sonntag, the responsi- summer. Coast Guard Names 101 trainees under a $117,001 bility for providing youngsters Last year a $4500 check was contract with the Labor Depart- with safe playthings rests en- presented to the Easter Seal Area Officer ment. Occupations they will tirely with the purchaser. Anderson A. Cordill, 2983 24th work at are spray Furthermore, it isn't only the painter, wire-ma- obvious St., Sacramento has been elected things, dart games and utility man, metal hanger, such,, which to a two year term as Commoare cause for con- of a toy, it should be rejected. truck driver, porter, maheavy Coast of 12th District dore the Dr. Sonntag warns. The The Utah Society is an affilichine operator, building main- cern, innocent-lookinGuard Auxiliary. most g or doll ate of the National Society for tenance man, restaurant cook, Cordill, a boating enthusiast and mobile home installer. Start- stuffed animal whose head or the Prevention of Blindness for over 20 years was previously arms legs are attached with which, founded in 1908, is the wages will be $2 and $2.10 wires and Vice Commodore of the Auxil- ing or spikes can cause severe oldest voluntary health agency an hour. Wages on completion of iary. will be $2.10 and $2.20 injury. nationally engaged in blindness As Commodore, the highest training deToys having sharp edges, will range an hour. prevention through a compreelective office of the Auxiliary, from 10 to Training or tachable parts protruding hensive program of community 30 weeks, depending he will direct the activities of a on the those made and with flam- services, education and research. points No. occupation. (Contract civilian volunteer force of 1500 mable materials or brittle plasSoexperienced small boat owners Barton Truck Inc., in tic are among the items the not who assist the regular Coast Salt Lake will be Lines, 27 recommends If a pregnant woman is addicttrain- ciety strongly Guard with programs of safe ees to work as hiring clerks, be given to children. When there ed to heroin her baby will be shipping boating education, courtesy mo- computer operators and truck is the slightest doubt in the mind born addicted, warns the March torboat examinations and safety mechanics under a $66,733 con- of the purchaser as to the safety of Dimes. patrols. He has been a member tract. Starting wages will range of the Auxiliary since 1961. $2.50 to $3 an hour. Wages The 12th Coast Guard District from at the completion of training (21 covers Northern California, to 34 weeks, depending on the SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS" Northern Nevada and Utah. to from $3.50 $3 per range job) FOR HAPPY DAYS ALL YEAR LONG hour. (Contract No. . . industry-governmen- non-dru- g . BB-gun- s on-the-j- ob n, . - i - IBEX a Division of Jelco, Inc., Salt Lake will train five truck body builders at a starting wage of $2.50 an hour and $2.65 at the completion of 36 weeks training. Federal funding totals $11,540. 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