Show Rep Reps j Burton Introduces Harmful Drugs Abuse Bill A bill to establish federal programs to encourage nore intensive education about drugs and their abuse was introduced introduced in in- in the House Thursday Thurs day by Rep Laurence J. J Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton Utah R-Utah and several dozen dozen doz doz- en colleagues The measure is called The Drug Abuse Education Act of 1969 and Congressman Burton sees an excellent chance of having it passed this year and signed into law by President Nixon Hearings have already been scheduled tentatively LSD MARIJUANA amphetamines and even heroin are circulating among more and more youngsters Rep Burton said Our edu edu- systems must focus attention on this extremely serious health and social pro pro- blem Congressman Burton said that many schools have been hampered in providing drug education programs because of 1 lack of effective teacher training and 2 uncertainty about and unavailability of the right teaching materials THE DRUG Abuse Education Education tion Act of 1969 was drafted with the advice of key federal agencies including the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the National bait bait- tote tute of Mental Health as well as private groups such as the National Education lion tion Feder Federal t funds funds' auth authorized Inthe in inthe inthe the bill could be used to devise devise de vise and evaluate new drug education curricula communities com com communities set up Dr Drug g Alert seminars and assist local school districts in providing demonstration projects for drug abuse education A KEY section in the proposal proposal pro pro- would make funds available available avail avail- able so that educators law enforcement personnel and community officials could participate part in term short or summer summer summer sum sum- mer institutes at colleges with courses courses' of drug education Ex Ea- Expenditures of 44 million are authorized through June 30 1974 Federal and state law en en- officers must continue their hitting hard efforts efforts ef ef- forts to crack down on the drug traffic Rep Burton Burton de cIa Glared red But our schools and I communities must help par parents parents par par- and students learn more about dangerous drugs With knowledge and restraint perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps we can avoid many future future fut fut- ure tragedies can make a nightmare of a a young life |