Show i p. p n. n I f b I I I f err f. f h ro Warning to alcoholics s f r We dont don't pretend to be an expert of the subject but butt in the current debate between Rep Wilbur Mills of Arkansas and a Dr David Armor of the Rand Corporation we side with the Congressman It is the contention of the learned doctor on the Rand staff that after some alcoholics are treated they can resume drinking alcohol with no more danger of relapse than if they abstained To this Congressman Mills vigorously disagrees He declares that he doesn't know of a single case of an alcoholic who was able to Begin drinking drinking drinking drink drink- ing again without absolutely disastrous results And Mr Mills ought to know His own bout with alcoholism cost him his position as Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee He underwent months of treatment in a hospital for alcoholism and has since been speaking before audiences all across the United States on the subject of alcoholic abuse and has been very active in alcoholic rehabilitation work I III know enough about the illness he told the press to lito recognize the dangers of any encouragement based upon so-called so scientific research that would lead them to believe that there is a permanent cure for alcoholism Such reports are liable to cause a lot of alcoholics to go back and take a drink Perhaps s those who conducted the study confused alcoholics with heavy drinkers drinkers he said The only way ay alcoholism can be cured is through abstinence This has been proven time and time again by people who are alcoholics and attempted to drink again At least two thoughts come to mind mindin in this debate First if anyone is to gamble as to which of the two gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men is right it seems to us that the safest place to put your bet is with Mr Mills And secondly we cant can't understand understand understand under under- stand why the the Rand Corporation should feel it their mission to encourage encourage encourage en en- courage anyone to to drink Hard liquor is good stuff for everyone and not just alcoholics to avoid |