HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-08-26, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26,1992.
Drugs taking toll on Canadians, says doctor
This feature is second in a
series by the Addiction Research
Foundation designed to inform
the public about the ARF's
programs and resources as well
as alcohol and other drug issues.
Dr. Jim Rankin, who has devoted
almost three decades to the
addictions field, sighs as he tallies
the toll that drugs - especially
alcohol - have taken on Canadians.
“Health problems, financial woes
and family violence - the list of
troubles related to alcohol abuse
goes on and on,” says Ranking,
head of Medicine at the Addiction
‘Mr. Sloane9 comes to Avon
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Joe
Orton's ironically comic sexual tug-
of-war, opened August 7 at the
Stratford Festival's Avon Theatre
and continues, in repertory, through
October 17.
Directed by the Festival's Artistic
Director David William,
Entertaining Mr. Sloane explores
the extraordinary results of the title
character’s introduction into the
family triangle of Kemp, his
daughter Kath and his son Ed.
When it was first produced 28
years ago, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
was heralded by Sir Terence
Rattigan as “the best first play I've
seen in 30 odd years,” and
established Orton's as a brilliant
Grand names development dir.
Administrative Director Lascelle
Wingate, announced the recent
appointment of Kathryn A.
Edwards as The Grand Theatre's
director of development.
Prior to joining The Grand
Theatre, Ms Edwards resided in
Halifax, N.S. where she most
recently served as business
developer for Bumside Business
Development Centre. Ms Edwards,
who originally hails from the
Maritimes, returns to London
where she formerly worked for
such organizations as University
Hospital, M.F. Arnsby Property
Management, the Ontario Head
Office of the Canadian Diabetes
Research Foundation and Director
of the Toronto Hospital's Drug and
Alcohol Division.
“Those who have problems with
alcohol or other drugs generally
turn to their family physicians
before they consider seeking help
at any type of drug treatment
centre,” says Rankin. “The irony is
that most doctors don't see alcohol
as an issue they should deal with,”
he adds.
Ranking, as founding President
of the Canadian Medical Society on
Alcohol and Other Drugs, says the
three-year-old society exists to
new dramatic voice.
Mr. Williams' production
features Ted Dykstra in the title
role, with Alan Scarfe as Ed,
Edward Atienza as Kemp and, in a
revival of the role that earned her
critical acclaim on Broadway in
both 1981 and 1987, Barbara Bryne
as Kath. Designed by Gary Thomas
Thome, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
features lighting designed by John
Munro and sound designed by
Keith Handegord.
As John Lahr, editor of The
Orton Diaries, said in his
introduction to Orton: The
Complete Plays, “In Orton, the wit
and artifice of Oscar Wilde and the
Restoration dramatists were
Association, and Canada
Employment and Immigration.
Ms Edwards, who holds a both
Master of Business Administration
and Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)
from St. Mary's University in
Halifax, is also a certified Canadian
Figure Skating Association
Professional Skating Instructor. She
succeeds Megan Campbell who left
The Grand to pursue personal
interests.
Other recent appointments at The
Grand include the promotion of
Tom Smith to the position of
building manager. Mr. Smith
succeeds Ed Laporte, who retired at
encourage and other medical
professionals to recognize the signs
of and deal with the problems of
alcohol abuse.
“We want doctors to buy into the
fact that alcohol and drug use is a
problem and, where possible, to
prevent their patients from getting
into trouble with drugs in the first
place,” he adds.
The society, whose 150 members
recently held their third annual
meeting in Toronto, shares research
findings and other information
amongst its members and other
medical professionals. In addition,
the society works to influence
reincarnated on the English stage
with a lethal twist. All his plays
dealt with violent death or the
threat of it; and Orton, as the major
stage satirist of the ’60's, knew
about killing with laughter.” In
describing Orton as “the first
playwright to dramatize the
psychopathic style of the ’60's -
that restless, ruthless, single-
minded pursuit of satisfaction -
transformed by drugs and rock
music into myth.” Mr. Lahr
effectively encapsulates why
Entertaining Mr. Sloane remains as
fresh, and as meaningful, for
today’s audiences as it was when
first staged in London in May
1964.
the end of July after 14 years of
service, and who secured The
Grand's reputation as the most
beautiful theatrical renovation in
the country. Donald Findlay, a
member of The Grand's Stage Door
security staff, has been appointed to
the head of housekeeping position
vacated by Mr. Smith
Laurie Bodley has been named
assistant to the administrative
director. Ms Bodley, who was a
member of the Front of House staff
at The Grand last season, replaces
Marc Sorrenti who recently
returned to Toronto to assume
duties within the family business.
public policy involving alcohol and
other drug use. For example,
members have assisted in the
drafting of a policy statement on
alcohol for the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada.
“Many of our members play
leading roles and are well-known
for their involvement in the field of
addictions,” says Dr. Juan Negrete,
who replaced Rankin as the
society's president at the recent
annual meeting. “In fact, some of
our guest speakers at our annual
conference provided information
that is at the forefront of world
wide addiction work.”
The collective knowledge of
society members has earned the
organization a contract with Health
and Welfare Canada to survey drug
use among physicians, lawyers, and
pharmacists in Canada. A
questionnaire to members of these
professions will be distributed by
January. The research project,
headed by Dr. Joan Brewster, a
scientist with the Addiction
Research Foundation, should be
complete by late 1992. Negrete,
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Director of the Addiction Unit al
the Montreal General Hospital,
says his goals for his two-year term
as president are to increase
membership - so that more
Canadian doctors and other medical
professionals can deal with patients
who abuse drugs.
“Most doctors already know a
great deal about how alcohol and
other drugs affect the body, but
what we need to do is use our
knowledge to help our patients
change their behaviour with these
substances,” says Rankin. “Doctors
can have an enormous impact when
it comes to changing the patterns of
a patient's drug or alcohol
consumption.”
The society is the only Canadian
organization for medical
professionals involved in alcohol
and other drug concerns. In the
United States, notes Negrete, there
are at least three similar
professional bodies, the largest of
which is the American Society of
Addiction Medicine. There are also
American organizations specifi
cally for educators and researchers
working in the addictions field.
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