Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-06-12 | Page 16 | Dancing is Blamed for Girl Drug Addicts

DANCING IS IS' BLAMED FOR GIRL DRUG ADDICTS AD t I By JACK JUNGMEYER W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON June 11 The H.-The The dangerous dangerous dan dan- dangerous curiosity of or youth sated with normal pleasures Is la responsible for thousands of ot drug addicts In America So says L L. G G. Nutt director of the I federal narcotic field force There are arc today no less than 1000 In this country second only to land Erland among drug afflicted nations While Nutt and his associates in the enforcement of the Harrison Harrlson narcotic law believe the peak peale of danger has been I passed the they assert that it will take tike every resource of government and public back baAk- ing log to keep the menace in itt check A nation sa says s 's Nutt which goes the pace as we do which puts a high premium on pep and even makes a a. virtue of overwork ls is Is particularly particular sus susceptible sus- sus c to invasion by the drug vice sus-I sus Modern immoderate dancing with its unnatural exactions lons I regard as is one of ot the big factors in the spread of dope done habits A girl feels exhausted she readily ac ac- ac accepts Celts drugs proffered by some young ad ad- dict and diet and another slave slavo is in the makIn mak mak- In ing Drugs have pla played placed ed an important part pan In tho the recent crime waves sa say officials here especially cocaine which gives its ita user maniacal courage together with absolute absolute ab- ab solute lack Jack of ot moral responsibility Agents of the he narcotic field force report report re- re port that pollee police officers of larger cities ascribe from 7 73 to 90 per cent of major crimes by professionals to habitual of ot Cocaine cocaine use Opiates lulling in effect are more often associated with petty crime especially theft which Is often resorted the drug itself to to get Cocaine and morphine sell at prices of 1 a grain with from bootleg three to I ten grains as the average of the addict dally daily ration are fu further Agencies lt cli increase now of operative thip v appalling p in combating traffic m Rigid Firsts enforcement ot of the Harrison Harri- Harri son drug act bolstered by decisions and supreme court heavy court sentences established for of ambulatory clinics I treatment b by diminishing of oC confirmed which had Imd deteriorated loses doses many man of kitchens into mere dope for practically all corners comers Third Cooperation I Ize th the of police who realIze real real- realIze drugs with crime connection of I public Fourth the menace of dOPe awakening to bootleggers Passage of further I legislation up the Harrison to tighten of act b by limiting import narcotics to the needs of the legitimate medical countr country Is by enforcement confidently exPected expected ex- ex