Show DART Aims At i I I Drug Drue Victims Across the nation and nd here herein herein herein in Utah the drug abuse problem problem problem lem is taken on alarming pro pro- portions A RECENT estimate has Salt Lake shown shO that the Valley has approximately 2000 heroin addicts The DART Project Drug Abuse Residential Treatment was conceived by Tom Sanchez about four months ago John C C. Woods MD M.D. and Cantril Nielsen MD M.D. are arc giving much h of their time to getting the project organized and will do do- donate donate donate nate their time in counseling and treatment sessions Both are psychiatrists at the University University University Uni Uni- Hospital DOUG Bullen and Lou Brackett Brack- Brack ett ett therapists in rehabilitation and occupational therapy at the hospital will also be volunteer workers at the house The DART house located at 2126 S. S West Temple Salt Lake City was donated Tom Sanchez has done all the repairing repairing repairing re re- re- re pairing with paint lumber furniture donated by some of the merchants in Salt Lake City but the project still needs funds as well as other household and gardening garden ng tools THE HOUSE was opened recently recently recently re re- re- re although it still needs many things but it was felt that immediate help is essary Once a heroin addict makes up his mind to to lick the problem he can not be put off because he will willbe willbe willbe be out in the street again his next fix The facility will be the only one of its kind here in Utah Its operation will spread throughout the state once sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- funds are obtained THE PROJECT will operate with a 10 bed capacity and a nonresident membership Referrals Referrals Referrals Re Re- will be received from the University of Utah Hospital Hospi Hospi- tal in Salt Lake City vate hospitals courts family family- services other private agencies and word of mouth referrals The project will actively be involved in an extensive community community community com com- prevention program Members will participate in speaking engagements in m cooperation cooperation co co- cooperation operation with the Jaycees and consultant roles with local lo to local cal high schools parent groups and other community organizations organizations organizations organ organ- of the UNIQUENESS project project pro pro- project in its flexibility its co co- coeducational coeducational coeducational educational population pop its individual help sell approach and its particular contribution tion to the group approach to the treatment of drug abusers Each applicant to the project project pro pro- project will be screened as to why he or she wants admission admission admission sion and will have to convince convince convince con con- vince the other res residents dents that not only does he or she have havea a drug problem but also that he or she wants to do something something something some some- thing about it FOR THOSE seeking the help of the DART project may call Anyone wishing to volunteer volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer his services talents and time should call after 6 pm p.m. Urgently needed are kitchen utensils and anything used in a normal household where 10 people reside along with items for the maintenance of ofa a lawn paint for the outside outside outside out out- side of the house etc |