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Show V WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- NEWS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 24, 1977 IS The Alcoholic: He Needs A Lot Of By ROSELYN KIRK Jim Kelly, coordinator of Davis Countys Alcohol and Rehabilitation Drug Program, says he knows what the alcoholic is going through because he's been there himself. so the IM AN patients identify with me. Al coholics are the greatest liars know all the in the world. stories. Ive used them al! 1 myself. Mr. Kelly said, What an needs is underalcoholic standing. They need to work through their denial of having This an alcohol problem. kind of therapy will become easier to administer w hen the Alcohol and Drug Center opens at the Mental Health Complex in Layton. THE CENTER, which is scheduled to open on July 1, is being built by Valmark Concenter struction. The will provide inpatient treatment facilities for 30 days for alcoholics. At present, only outpatient service is availad ble. Outpatient service will citv. SHOPPING? Among other things, the souks (bazaars) of Amman feature gold and silver jewelry at reasonable prices. Items are priced according to weight and each shop has a set of finely balanced scales. Some of the better shops sell kaftans. Prices range up to h $150 for the best kaftans, which are often sewn with gold and silver threads. You can watch a sports event or dance festival in a Roman amphitheater of the second and third centuries A.D. YOU CAN walk in the footsteps of Biblical figures such as Amos, Lot, David, Saul, John the Baptist, Salome, and very probably Mary, the mother of Jesus. You might arrange a three or four-da- y full-lengt- camelback trip through the desert country in which Lawrence of Arabia raced to glory. SOME MACHINE work is done on these garments but most sewing is done in cottage industry fashion. Women and girls sit in a circle and work while talking. Amman is easily accessible by jet. In addition to daily flights to some 25 European and Asian cities by ALIA, The Royal Jordanian Airline, the city is served by almost a dozen other international airlines. ALIA hopes to offer scheduled service from New York City to Amman begin- AMMAN, there are several hotels of either deluxe or first-clas- s status. More, including a Marriott Hotel and a Holiday Inn (one of six hotels due to open shortly), are being built. IN Although Jordan is a Moslem nation, a thirsty traveler can enjoy Scotch, a martini or other such drinks at any of its restaurants, lounges and bars. Amstel, a Dutch beer, is brewed under local franchise. ning in 1977. v. can get authentic dishes or westernized fare. Thats if youre tired of the French cuisine or Arabic dishes offered at other good restaurants. American and European visitors are so welcome that if they arrive without a visa, they can pick one up at Amman Airport or at ports of entry. FOR AMMAN, capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a place where a visitor can relive the past and enjoy the present at the same time. JORDANS King Hussein expressed his countrys attitude to visitors this way in a recently published Greeti- ng . . taxis scoot past minarets in Amman, where ancient and modern worlds blend. Now a modern metropolis of 750,000, which is still growing, the Jordanian capital, like Byblos an Damascus, is said to be one of the oldest cities on earth. Mercedes-Ben- . Ahlan wa Sahlan! (Wel- come, twice Welcome!) YOU COME as a guest; our sincere wish is that you leave as a friend. . . . AND YOU wont even miss Kojak. He may be speaking KNOWN as Rabbath Ammon in antiquity, the city was captured by Egypts Ptolemy II, also called Philadelphus, in the third century, B.C., rebuilt and renamed Philadelphia. Scores of his buildings still stand, in whole or in part, in modern Amman. In the first Arabic on one of the two local television channels. But you might catch him on th eother, which shows English-languag- z e programs imported from the U.S. and Britain. There are even new Chinese restaurants in town where you century A.D., Amman was a leading Decapolis city of the Roman Empire. Over the centuries the ancient city fell into decline. ABOUT 50 years ago, Amman was a dusty town with a population of some 20,000. It sat precariously on the sides of seven jebels (hills). Its main activities were camel and horse trading. Now, like Rome before it, Amman has spread beyond its traditional seven hills. The city now lies across 12 hills and is still growing. Once again, it is a center of commerce and industry in the Middle East. THERE ARE traffic jams where 15 to 20 years ago camels ruled the road. Mental Comprehensive Health program which is funded through a grant, with federal and state governments picking up the bulk of the cost the first year. program dealing with first offenders using alcohol and drugs. The program works with young people who really THE CASE load is 350 patients a year. Mr. Kelly says he sees about 50 more patients each year. At present anyone arrested on an alcohol charge in Davis County has to see an alcohol counselor. Some of them are alcoholics. Others are only abusers, Mr. But from the Kelly said. ranks of the abusers come the alcoholics. That is why the center has two programs one for prevention for those with no dependency and one for those dependent on alcohol. Mr. Kelly favors the passage of dont an alcohol Mr. Kelly said. IT SEEKS to make them will happen if they continue. The program is an attempt to intervene and provide early alcohol prevention. Mr. Kelly said if the alcohol treatment act passes, money will have to be provided through the excise tax on beer to finance detoxification centers. He feels the state will aware of what ultimately save money by providing detoxification in centers rather than jails or hospitals. Silence k ing of the South Davis Hospital in Bountiful and out of the center in Clearfield and Farmington. have problem yet, session. Outpajails as a place for alcoholics tient services are currently to dry out. administrated out of the YOU CANT punish them center in Bountiful housed in the Mental Health Building in into sobriety. They need the old Administration Buildeight-wee- ENGLISH IS virtually a second language in Jordan, a required subject in the school system. help, Mr. Kelly said. I know. By the time 1 was 30 and ended up in a jail in Sheridan, Wyoming to dry out, I decided maybe I had a drinking problem. By that time Id lost my job and my family. But that didnt cure me. I came to Utah to be cured because there are more facilities here. Kids seem to be going back to alcohol use now that they realize how harmful drugs are. The center has a MR. KELLY began his work as an alcohol counselor in Davis County in 1974 and was funded through a law enforcement grant. At that time the alcoholic was given the alternative of going to jail or getting help. In 1975 and part of 1976, the of Alcohol Utah Division and Drugs supplemented the law enforcement grant. Now the center is a part of the tinue to be a part of the program. At present the the Alcoholism and Treatment Act, center offers therapy to 60 or 70 patients for two to six which provides for a demonths after an intensive toxification center instead of Jordans capital, Amman, rises on its traditional seven mils around the hub of an ancient Roman amphitheater which once held 6000 spectators and is now a cultural and sports center for the modern AAIY1AN con- Understanding Percy-D- id the noise we made worry your folks when I brought you home last night? Mary-O- h, no! It was the silence. 0070 (BOG MR. KELLY said treatment must continue to be given on either an inpatient or outpa- tient basis until the client changes his attitude toward life. 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