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The Signal -Star, May 15, 1969 — Car Care Supplement ---- Page aki
Drugs and Driving 'Don't
Mix, Association Warns
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Drugs and, driving don't mix,
4 says the National Association
ofd Retail- Druggists.
So important is respect for
drugs in insuring highway
safety that N.A.R.D. is provid-
ing. fact sheets 'for driver edu-
cation teachers in and 'out of
high school, according to ex-
, • ecutive secretary. Willard B.
- Simmons, who represents.
40,000 independent- drugstore
owners,
• Druggists ar• e teaching the
public the power" of drugs.
ugs-Tsrive- lives, Simmons
,9 points out. He adds facts of
' -interest to all drpers. ,
When doctors presgribe
• some :valuable' medications
tifey Insist that no driving be
done -for a-spepified number of
Oa V haul's," -he Says. "Heed their
adVice and the -advice of the
druggist who reminds you of
that fact." .
In addition to urging respect'
.^ for the life-saving drugs - of
daily life, members of N.A.R.D.
are lending their professional
efforts to schools to forward
• the work of drug education.
The.dangers of drug abuse are
being brought. t6 students' at-
tention at the request of the
Bureau of Narcotics and Dan-
gerous Drugs of the Depart-
ment of _Justice.
• * *
BARBITURATES, 'for exam-
ple — known as "goofballs"
and by other terms --'produce
slurred speech, impaired mo-
tor responses, sensory distor-
tion and more. A person with-
drawing. from barbiturate
abuse may have spasms and
convulsions, particularly dan-
gerous behind a car wheel.
Barbiturat overuse plus al-
cohol can Use sudden death.
• * *
• AMPHETAMINE@ — stimu-
lants which have respected
medical uses but are known as
• "pep pills" or "co-pilots" to
drug abusers — cart cause sev-
ere hallucinations on the road.
Truck drivers, vacationers,
long distance drivers may take
too many amphetamines to
stay awake. Too frequently the
4,
driver will then hear 'voices,"
see "ghost vehicles" and have
tother aberrations that can
cause acrash.
•*• * *
MARIJUANA, thought by
some teens to be harmless, is
a major villain when it comes
- to highway safety. Unlike an
ordinary cigarette; "grass"
causes sensory distortions. A
car 10 feet away may seem 100
feet awayideswipe accidents
are common and more -serious
collisions can occur.
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LSD • PRESENTS DOUBLE
DANGER. Not .only does tak-
ing it cause an Immediate dis-
oriented :."Iiigh" and bizarre
hallucinations; but the sane
effects can occur with no
warning six months or a year
later. The' "afterfla.sh" effect
can jeopardize not only the
driver but his passengers las
well as other drivers and ped-
estrians nearby.
* *
If a driver exhibits drunken
behavior bttt, there is no aroma
of alcohol, drug may be
suspected. ,s.
Periodic Checks
On Car Brakes,
Easy to Make .
' Brakes, like all -day suckers,
have a habit of wearing away
slowly. So, it's a good practice
to test your brakes periodical-
• ly to make sure they can stop
your car safely. ,
Every week, test the hydrau-
lic system, by firmly pressing
your foot against the pedal. If
the pedal:moves gradually to-
wards the floorboard, you • are
long vital pressure. Have the
prbblem corrected immediate-
ly.
Periodically, test stopping
biiity in a flat, open area
Where no other cars or obstruc-
tion are present. Accelerate to
30 miles per hour, then apply
the brakes with your hands off
the steering wheel. If the car
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These and other facts are
being called to the attention
of students and faculties at
all schools as well as to con-
cerned parent groups.
What can the safe driver do
to protect against these hag!:
ards? •
* *
STUDENTS ARE BEING—
URGED to seeemedical facts
and study ,recent clinical re-
search so hat objective data
.can be given to all. Poster con-
-tests and—slogan contests in
high schools and other student
• efforts are- being encouraged, •
to turn the cold light of reason
on drug abuse. And .parents,,.
teachers and all a:dults are be-
ing urged to Call for drug edu-
cation in the schools.
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• EVERY PARENT CAN AID
by checking his child's where-
abouts„ knowing the identity
of group drivers, and making
strict rules about car use, ex-
perts advise. ttk,•,
Yield to• Safe Driving
putlato-oitte-side;yoirmay have
brake trouble.
In any case, have your serv-
iceman perform a complete
inspection of the brake,system
every six months.
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