| Show SEN SENe MOSS SPEAKS Alcoholics Suffer Illness M They Arent Aren't Petty Criminals Senator Frank E Moss CI- CI I Utah delivered the principal address at the annual meeting of the Utah Alcoholism lion tion at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City rive million Americans may be classed as al alcoholics to to- to today day he said and Public health officials rank alcoholism among the top four major health problems LEADERS in business and industry and government say that alcoholism lakes a does dous toll each year in productivity tivit and brings sorrow and degradation to untold numbers of family friends anti and other vl tims of alcoholism Senator Moss reported Senator Moss introduced a abill abill bill in the Congress to es cc- cc an alcohol control ad- ad administration ad ministration in the lime Department of Health Education and Wel Wel- Wel Welfare fare to cooperate with the States in establishing or 01 expanding ding State facilities for alcohol alcohol- alcoholism ism studies or for rehabilitation of alcoholics Eighteen Senators joined Senator Moss as co SOlS curs of his bill and others othel's intro intro- introduced somewhat similar bills however work ork on the legisla- legisla ti n could not b be he be- be fore Congress adjourned Sena Sena- Senator tor Moss 1 announced that he would introduce his bill again in the Congress and hoped for as much or even larger bi partisan support this year THERE IS a growing glowing awareness of the problems of alcoholism and a disposition to find solutions In keeping with modern medical mind and i cal understanding anding time the Sena tor said The archaic notion that alcoholics must be punish punish- punished ed as petty criminals is being discarded and alcoholism is now recognized as a disease he continued The Senator praised the fine work of the tho Utah Alcoholism Foundation over many years cars In our State WE have leaders who many years ago recognized time the true nature of this great and ami who ho hoor or organized d clinics for n research and rehabilitation I salute all those people who have devoted their theil efforts and resources to this cause and I will do my best to g give l them support front from the federal level II the Senator said It is his opinion that a national effort will be launched to support and State programs |
