Show Drug Abuse Head Tells Ways of Community Help of drugs and the prevention prevention prevention pre pre- of over reaction to drug problems problems problems pro pro- are two important steps to be betaken betaken betaken taken by a community to fight the modern mod ern trend of drug abuse among young people THIS THEME was vividly presented by Dr Arthur coordinator of Fresno Cit City School Drug Abuse Center Center Center Cen Cen- ter at a drug abuse seminar meeting Thursday of last week at the Uintah High School sponsored by the University University sity of Utah's Division of Continuing Education Vernal was the community Dr has spoken n to concerning concerning drug diug abuse during the last two weeks The drug authority spoke to a group in Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago the day previous to his flying to Vernal IF A community becomes aWe abl t tb dr r nipped be nipped be in the bud and the problem will disappear disappear disappear dis dis- appear stated Dr Three methods of arresting drug abuse were given by the speaker 1 1 law enforcement enforcement en 2 2 prevention taught in elementary elementary ele ele- schools and 3 3 treatment and rehabilitation A GOOD health education program from kindergarten to the grade is the best prevention of drug use among students Into this program can be woven a fine drug prevention program the speaker said Kids take drugs to block out problems problems problems pro pro- they should be solving themselves ves Take kids off drugs and get them so 50 busy they don dont don't t have time to think of drugs Provide activities such as dances ances car washes cleaning in yards good fun accentuate the positive and the negative will disappear stated the drug authority A KID can be talked out of drugs as easy as he was talked into taking drugs if you keep your mouth shut 90 per cent of the time and be genuinely concerned dont don't t preach or turn him inand in inand and he will level with you Drug users are risk takers and you must also take a risk Don Dont Don't t get excited if your child tells you they are using drugs but confide in them so you can talk to them This is why teachers and parents must be about drugs so 50 there is someone they can talk to that won wont won't t bust them or preach to them emphasized Dr THE THE BEST way to get kids off drugs Is to get them so 50 busy they don dont don't t have time to think of them What has happened in California will occur everyplace about one and one- one half years later Salt Lake City is very |