Show I Davis Drug Scene I I k j r What is the drug scene in int t lDa is Davis Count County How much of 1 f a problem l I do we have today or tomorrow Youngsters have haverl rl J i become come more curious about Fulls togs how do they find findo o What should we know i t and do c and why is there a J a at all I THESE ARE some of the 9 that will be explored I on September 5 and 6 during Bountiful s drug abuse semI sem sem- I ini mar n entitled The Drug Scene end You I J i The seminar will wiH feature Dr j i Thomas Un As- As Jf f Professor of Psychiatry I at at j UCLA u s chit chi chi- t attic aric Institute and an expert t i On drugs and drug abuse Dr is also founder rl Southern Souther n California's nationally na- na DARE acclaimed pr Project THE NARCOTICS problem problem a. a ong young ng has been People I q u with the DARE tf DARE ARE stands for Drug k ka a t Abuse Research and tion The need for DARE is relatively unquestioned Between 50 and 70 percent percent percent per per- cent of students in some high schools have had experience with drugs said Dr Unger Unger- leider And its it's the nice kids using them DR concen concentrates on information about drugs spec specifically and about the struggles of the teenagers which make them susceptible to drug use Some drugs are tragically suited to healthy heathy teens he told a group of adults at UCLA We find emotional cripples who escape escape escape es es- es- es cape through drugs rather than working out their Dr urges parents parents parents par par- to consider a twin trait of teenagers too in connection connection connection tion with drugs perceptivity perceptivity perceptivity and gullibility His gullibility makes the adolescent adolescent adolescent cent swallow the nonsensical huckstering of any drug prophet keit th h Yon ne president ent of Bountiful ants Check h Club recently presented a for to Wat president lie teN of the Bountiful Law Obe Ob- Ob anCe nce e Advisory Board The Wi w ill heIp money elp sponsor a drug abuse seminar who comes along ON THE other hand its it's his perceptivity which makes the adolescent seemingly such sucha a problem for the rest of us He criticizes what he sees as i I being imperfect in our world I and he sees things in the adult world that we would rather he heI didn't see When he criticizes criticizes I I cizes us we get defensive and this is where the generation generation generation gener gener- gap really becomes so large Drug abuse among youth is basically the result of the failure of the family of parents parents parents par par- who try to push off their responsibility for their children children children chil chil- dren on schools the police or psychiatrists IT DOESN'T work Combating Combating Combating Com bating drug abuse among youth he says requires a total community effort of schools parents law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment and youth and there are Continued on page 2 I f I t frt r I 4 u- u At ir i iy y f Y Yr Yr 1 frY frYe r r F rr l s e y l I 1 ft PI I I Lj I for parents and students in m the Davis county area Other board members in include include in- in include clude I to r Wayne Sanford Milt Keith Toone bone Wat Dr John Olson and Steve Love I Drug Continued from front page communities where this is being done Dr Lincoln Clark University University University sity of Utah Department of Psychiatry staff member and an expert regarding the drug scene in Utah as well as other professional people involved in inthe inthe inthe the drug problems in the state will be included in the program THE FORMAT for the seminar seminar seminar semi semi- nar will include a presentation by Dr to the Viewmont and Bountiful High on Friday Sept 5 5 At 8 pm p.m. Sept 5 a program program program pro pro- gram for parents and students will be presented by Dr Un Un- at the Viewmont High School Auditorium Saturday morning Sept 6 6 at Vie Viewmont mont High Hig Sch School Ol a symposium for Cor parents and professional workers will be presented The program will include Drs and Clark as well as other local professionals Topics will include in include include in- in clude The motivational A-motivational syndrome drug toxicity and reports on drug activity and prevalence in the area THE SEMINAR NAR program is being developed by the Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Law Observance Advisory Council and Police Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment regarding law observance in Bountiful South Davis area PT PTA A groups have also been involved in the planning There will be no charge to the public for the seminar Funds have been contributed to date by local service and professional groups including including including ing Kiwanis and Davis County Medical and Dental |