Zurich Citizens News, 1970-07-23, Page 12PAGE TWELVE!
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JULY 23,, 1970
DRUG ADDICIION 11
Drug addiction isn't somebody else's problem ...
it's ours. Each of us is a loser when the
addict, ravaged by physical and emotional
damage, driven by growing dependence
on his drug, turns his potential
as a person and cis a citizen into frantic
scheming for ways to get his drug and
pay for it. To support his habit, he
almost certain{y turns to crime. Most
alarming — and of grave concern
to parents — is the spread of drug addiction
downward, into the classrooms of our high
schools and even grade schools. There are
no easy answers ... but stopping drug
addiction begins by honestly facing its problems.
We all share the responsibility to educate
ourselves and our children about the dangers
of drugs. We must: Learn the facts and fallacies
about drugs. Set a good example. Don't misuse
drugs ... including alcohol and sleeping pills.
Be prepared to understand and discuss drug problems.
Support community efforts to combat drug
addiction. By mobilizing sound knowledge, we can
help to end drug addiction and its problems.
Hallucinogens: marijuana, hashish (reefers, joints, grass,
pot), LSD (acid), mescaline; Depressants: barbiturates
(downers, barbs, pheenies), tranquilizers; Stimulants:
amphetamines (pep pills, speed), diet pills; Narcotics:
heroin (t9, horse, junk, snow), codeine (schoolboy), co-
caina (coke, speed balls), morphine all threaten to
hit right herr:;'.
iYsIvts
Marijuana ...
arst step
on the way
to worse ...
Some call it heroin,,
some call it
horse, but its
real name
is horror .. .
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