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Show Tin Tooele Transcript, Friday, March 0, 1970 Pol Generation Creates National Malady natiiMial malady" in Drug list and ahuve lias the Imtfd Slate. We have Iwims inveterate piir usrrs for every kind of ill, real or imagined. Millions of pdU are taken with-nn- t every day lv imiiniiMt, esersdas, run-o- f the null citizen that the sruHid fait are 'hnoked," they tlunight to gting a and have iinvuqMxting "innkirs" dealing a dollar maiket in patent inedumrs. 11ns fait combined with proficient advertizing media and mir hlataut ihrrgard for the warnings against (he use of the "pill," tutsiuu, and alcohol has moved the pot generation In say In the altoliol general ion, "Yon take onr pmnn. and well take onrs." In lM0. some 4 5 iiiillnm American snlfeml from the disease of aleohohsiii, and this fignie cnnlinue to iiu reave. Ah still remains oor mnnU-- r mie dun; ahnse proldem in the I'liited States. In lX4 the Fill repotted I I million arrests for of the total (Milihc drunkenness. This aivonnted for 11 arrests for all diffuses, and is almost twice the mimlirr of arrests for hides crime olleiises, Ou lhe (oil alcoholism has soared to an annual $1 Inlhon hang-oer- . and is equal to the loss of $16 million to husiuess and industry eaih woikmi day. Hie numlter of peojile in the Inilrd States wlro now use marijuana is hrtw ten H and 12 million. llic addicted heroine users numlier 1SO.OOO people. Hie soft drug (amphetamines, barf n't urates, and liellurinogens) users fall between these two figures. College-agpeople who use or have used marijuana total of all college students of the nation. High school students who use or have used marijuana equals 16 percent, nationally. Hie ages of the soft drug uwrs drop as low as 9 or 10 years, and the percentage increases rapidly at age 12. Property stolen by the hard drug addicts to support their habit is conservatively estimated at ISSO million a year. This estimate dues not include users uf the suit drugs. Estimates given by school olfuiul and law enforcement agencies in I'tah place ding me in schools as high as 30 percent in some sludcut ImkIics with a state average of 20 (ter cent. The iiuinlier uf arrests for drug abuse is sky-ro- i krlmg. admissions to the Male Hospital have increased TOO xr cent in two years; at the State Industrial School, ft3 In 7") kt cent of the ymingsters have tccu involved with drag, and 30 xr cent indicated major involvement. The predominate ages for drug abusers in the state is I et ween 11 and 33 years. While no valid figures are available for tlnig abuse in Tooele County, the Covomor's Committee reports a 3 per cent involvement with dmgs in (lie high scIkmiI - age students. The numlier of arrests for the use of dmgs has jumped TOO to MX! r cent in the past two years. With this relatively low percentage, Tooele (anility stands in the same position as Salt Lake County five years ago. However, in contacting School Board officials, police officials, clergymen, and private citizens it was discovered that only a passive prevention program is in effect. This consists mainly of an occasional guest speaker or a memlier of one of the law enforcement agencies presenting lectures In a cursory survey, it apxars that few, if any, educators, law officers, clergymen, or other citizens have received training in the control of drug abuse from such agencies as the Institute on Dnig Prolr-lein- s (stale qxmvired). In fact, one official stated rather candidly, We really arent doing anything." The high sclnxil students receive one semester of Health Education, which satisfies the state requirements. The test for this course of instruction contains one chapter on drug abuse. The students may receive additional instruction in Social Science, Family Living, or oilier classes but this is solely up to the teachers desires and knowledge, and whether or not he feels it is important However, it appears the Dugway school teachers are taking an active interest in the drug abuse situation. Mr. Cccrlings covers the emotional aspects of drugs in American Problems; Coach Bruce does a comprehensive study of effects on health in Health Education; Mr. Morgan points out the adverse effects of chemicals and drugs on the Ixxlys delicate bal- Mice in Chemistry; and Coach Gurney teaches the biological . consequences in Biology. These programs are in conjunction with assemblies and guest speakers and are coordinated by Mr. Keller, principal of the high sclnxil. Inspite of the apparent lack of vital concern in Tooele County officials, I am sure that similar programs are being conducted in other schools and it just isnt being made known. It is time for adults to keenly aware of the prolt-Icithat lead to dnig abuse. The statistics presented just dont happen to the other families nor just to the "hippy movement. We are not dealing merely with statistics - we are dealing with human lives; and these lives represent the youth of our nation, and our hope for tomorrow. Teenagers are not blind to the effects of alcohol and the other vices of the adult world. They are actually turned off by the crass materialism and commercialism of the straight society. They are concerned with wars and poverty, famine and pestilence, education and progress, hut somewhere their ability to communicate and relate to the adult world has stopped. While to us dnig abuse is a proldem, to then it is a cure - a way to expand understanding, love, and new experience. The great crisis of our time is a loss of respect for the human being, Ixjth in the old system and the "now generation. The time for two-wa- y communication is now! We must develop will that stop our youth from wanting to tune-in- , programs tum-oand drop-ou- t. These programs must include: 1. Cutting off the sources of supply of drugs. 2. Educating parents, teachers, policemen, and other responsible adults. 3. Educating the youth. 4. Rehabilitating the drug abusers and bringing them back into the community as active, responsible citizens. As TIME suggests, We must find new paths to prevention, cultivate social patterns that will encourage wise use of drugs - and eventually forestall the development of the personality. (Maj. Louis Bowring) Iwt-nm- imiltl-lnl-lin- liei-mn- one-thir- x-- Ixt-om- Hfl ,fv: L YELLOW ONIONS ORANGE JUICE U.S. No. j I ies 4 for I $1 Western Famil , i. Can J LS- - .1,79 Dinty Moore lVPound Can 59' Disposable Diapers Baby Scott Pants GRAHAMS .3 for $1 Elec. Perc. Drip or Reg. Can Certifresh Brand Package of 39c , bv;- - ,, J iS'.itiM DOG FOOD Alpo Savory 12 ...33c Stew, Beef Chunks or t, Q J Wzta. cans... ? 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