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Show j.fgrTTt,"i 4 WEDNESDAY, THE SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE JUNE 27. 2001 THEFT continued from page 1 from provider error and decreased quality and quantity of medication. Some methods of stealing medication range from raidand used crash carts, ing fraud. inventory involves drawing up and replacing colorless medication with water, a trick used not only for controlled substances, but in insulin scams as well. Some of the most commonly stolen and abused drugs are morphine, Demerol and Versed. They are all highly anesaddictive, colorless solutions used in thesia and pain management. "Some of these employees start using the drugs as a result of a legitimate injury," said Sgt. Brad Buckmillcr, special investigations detective for UUPD. The tendency of providers to abuse drugs may derive a propensity for addiction, from having low stress, or even seeing patients benefit from the drugs and wondering, "Why can't I?" Buckmiiler said. Campus police report the number of health-relate- d of the total number of drug drug thefts are investid of university-wid- e investigations. Only recreational are drug trafficking spent enforcing gations and production everywhere else. Buckmiiler boasts a 99 percent conviction rate in U "vial-dopin- "Vial-dopin- post-surgic- al self-estee- job-relate- d two-thir- one-thir- Dubious Purse Contains Pills, Prescriptions Pills, purses and paper pieces... Someone left her (or his) purse in Primary Children's Medical Center. A officer security sc',rthcd thc rurse DFDHDTI to determine its owner's identity and found several loose pills. Some of them " appeared to be controlled substances. The officer also found a prescription form and a post-i- t note signed by a local physician. the physician-signeWhether of paper and pills are connectpieces is known. ed Those carrying illicit not drugs and possibly incriminating evidence about local physicians should bring said materials to union 240. POLICE nLrUfi d The morphine the merrier University Hospital is investigating nurse suspected of stealing morphine from patients' units. The hospital has not disclosed the nurse's identity. Suicide attempt no comedy a suicide Someone reported attempt near Wasatch Drive and Foothill Boulevard to thc University of Utah Police Department. A UUPD officer responded. He discovered a woman attempting to leap from a moving car. The officer brought the woman to U Hospital for psychological examination JARED WHITLEY 1 drug-dispensi- Hospital drug thefts, losing out on a perfect record when one of his suspects, a nurse, fled to Poland. Once abusers are caught, however, what is done to stop the drug dependency and begin rehabilitation? Buckmiiler suggests that outpatient drug rehabilitation is not as effective as inpatient rehab, such as the program portrayed in Sandra Bullock's "28 Days." "Fducation is the single, most important thing we can do," Buckmiiler said. "Education needs to start at the professional level, starting with medical school, nursing school and pharmacy school." Buckmiiler said his mission is to educate all healthcare providers in an effort to avert addiction or catalyze it so they can get help. His aim is to teach professionals awareness that drug theft is an ongoing problem and warns that drug theft can happen anywhere temptation exists. In teaching about drug theft, he hopes to motivate health-car- e professionals to catch a crime in progress. Buckmiiler understands addiction is a deadly disease. He wants not only to protect patients from flawed treatment, but to stop the cycle of addiction from destroying providers' lives. "If I feel in my heart that I've changed someone's behavior, that's my reward," Buckmiiler said. "We don't want these people working on our families...the affects could kill abusers can't see that the long-term someone down the road." mgroesbeckchronicle.utah.edu TORTURE Media 20-Ye- ar continued from page Employee Dies After 20 years of service to the University of Utah, Dennis Haynes died unexpectedly of a heart attack in his office June 21. Haynes worked in KUED Media Solutions as a multimedia specialist and a photographer. He constructed Web sites, restored old photos and performed archival work for U libraries and museums. Haynes had earned his service award, but Media Direcior Paula Solutions thc have didn't MUiington chance to give it to him. "In his typically understated and caring fashion, he leaves us a wonderful artistic legacy," Millington said. Haynes' widow, Janet Hough, is also a U employee: She's academic adviser for the department of English. Hough was unavail20-ye- ar able for comment The U Development Office has opened an account in Haynes' name. Hough has asked that donations to the account be designated for photography purposes in the department of art, according to Kit Richards, executive director of development services. An open house showcasing his photography is planned for this Friday in the Alumni House. JARED WHITLEY 3 "It shows her the world is not an evil world, that people care," Husdal said. She and others began collecting signatures Tuesday in the union as part of thc campaign which will continue through Thursday. Outside the food court, a display told the story of the Chinese government's violent suppression of the Falun Gong spiritual practice. The stories told by the campaign had personal meaning for Leda Miranda, director of the International Women's Association, the U organization sponsoring thc campaign. "I am from Chile," she explained. "We suffered torture as a country." About 3,100 people died or disappeared during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship between 1974 and 1990. Chileans are still dealing with the aftermath, said Miranda and another Chilean woman. Victims who survived were psychologically scarred for life. Families still do not know where to find the remains of relatives. "People still suffer. They are very hurt and they are never going to forget," said one of the women. Those who survive blend in all over the world. In a class once, Husdal described the violence in her homeland and saw the face of a Somalian classmate freeze. You never know when you are sitting next to someone who has been tortured, she said, noting "they are so quiet." Torture can silence not only its victims but their families and communities. "I was not tortured directly, so I can I I Travel the wo rid. Work in exotic lands. Let the government pay for it. Jain the PEACE CORPS. www.peacecorps.gov 8 587-703- 5 I still speak," she said. "People do not want to stand up to bad things. That attitude is the core of the greater evils that happen in this world." The campaign's goal is to fight this indifference. "I would like to make people more aware of what happens, less self centered," she said. And the United States is not a safe haven, according to Amnesty International. "Sexual misconduct and various forms of abuse and neglect of women inmates so pervade the U.S. correcviolational system that human-right- s tions are virtually a daily part of prison life," a March Amnesty International report said. In an extreme case, Viktoria Robertson charged that she and other female inmates were forced to stand in a steel cage for hours at high temperatures if they were unable to keep up with their physical labor. For additional information visit: www. amnesty-usa.orgstoptorturefastfastindex.ht- wparrychronicle. Utah, edu U Educates About Drugs The University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, now in its 50th year, presented 283 lectures in the union last week in an attempt to wrap its arms around the concerns. More than 900 people attended school, including of drug abusers, members family educators and U students. More than 150 experts lectured on subjects ranging from youth counseling to nursing to relapse prevention. Students attended lec the week-lon- g FUNDING continued from page age." Ott admitted the holdback would hurt, but stressed that the request came from external sources, not U administration. "This is a real challenge for our department," said Cathleen Zick, family and consumer studies chairwoman. "Our game plan is to do things we think will have the least impact on instruction." Almost 96 percent of her department's budget is used for salary, she said. They plan on hiring fewer teacher assistants and possibly combining classes with two sections into single sections, Zick said. The concern is whether this will e or a permanent be a change. The U, as with all other state institutions, simply doesn't know the duration of this budget holdback. "At the end of the day, I have to be able to balance the budget. If we don't have the 2 percent that we normally have, something is going to have to go," Zick said. A permanent cut would force the department to offer fewer night classes, Zick said. "I think it was a cautionary move by the governor. We need to be careful with the budget until we see what the revenues will be in July," said Dave Buhler, associate commissioner of higher education for public relations. The earlier the holdback is placed, the better off the state is, Buhler said. Had the state waited until half-wa- y through the fiscal year to request the budget holdback, the holdback's amount would have been doubled to compensate. "It was kind of a warning shot to be careful and prudent. Each institution is taking a look at their budget...The extent of the shortfall will be firmed up in the next month or two. It is too soon to panic," Buhler said. jparkinsonchronicle.utah.edu McKay. The day marked McKay's MUSIC 124 birthday. 1 music student who excelled at singing and playing the piano, McKay was one of only six students to graduate from the U in 1898. She taught at an elementary school before marrying David O. McKay, who later became president of The Church Saints. of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Attending the dedication were Emma Ray Ashton, one of McKay's children, U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett and James Faust, a member of the LDS First Presidency. U President Bernie Machen could not attend the event, but he wrote a letter for one of his vice presidents read: "We hope you are as proud of the library as we are, for it is already proving to be a great resource for our students, faculty and the community at large. Please accept my personal thanks for all you have done to make the dream of a true music library a A The library has six distinct sections. It includes the traditional stacks of books, a reading area that houses the library's latest acquisitions, an exact recreation of the studio of late Utah l, Symphony conductor Maurice a computer center, a room and a performance space. Grcenan and her student staff are still trying to catalogue the thousands of recordings in the library's collection. She plans to provide all of the holdings via the Internet within the next 10 years. "We don't have all of our holdings catalogued, but neither does the Library of Congress," Greenan said. Greenan first opened the library's doors a year and a half ago, but it was not yet complete. The music department dedicated the newly completed facility Saturday to pay tribute to the library's namesake, Emma Ray Riggs Abra-vane- special-collectio- ns long-tim- e reality." mcanhamchronicle.utah.edu in California when Bush called to congratulate him. jwhitle ychronicle. utah. edu vacationing CASSELL continued from page SHEENA MCFARLAND one-tim- 1 where their 2 percent would come from. "We did a direct pass through, where all the units in the college participated equally," said' Steve Ott, dean of the college of social and behavioral science. "Every depart-'men- t, center, office, and unit held back 2 percent of their budget. We left it up to them to decide how within their own program it should be done with the least amount of dam- continued from page tures, open forums and peer-le- d discussions. A video festival ran throughout the week as well. Students had the opportunity to watch different videos about the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol. U students who attended the conference earned two semester hours of credit in health education. The U, the Utah State Division of Substance Abuse, and the Utah Alcoholism Foundation sponsored session. the week-lon- g 1 rights efforts. "Some of his political activities will have to change, but in terms of his responsibilities as a judge, he's incredibly capable," Kogan said. "He will bring that to bear in deciding cases." Cassell received his bachelor's and law degrees from Stanford University. While there, he acted as president of the Stanford Law Review. He has been an associate '1 A ' 1 A deputy attorney general with the Justice Department and a clerk for Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. Cassell's position would be in Salt Lake City, where he currently lives with his wife Patricia and their three daughters, and he hopes to continue teaching at the College of Law. The Cassell family was mm POOB |
