Drug abuse hits suburban teens in Long Island study
Isabel Salazar, 12, and Jack Greene, 15, illustrate how drugs reach even affluent districts like Great Neck New York. Parents, teachers and police warn of a rising narcotics problem with pot LSD and heroin among high school students. Adults discuss deterrence limits while youths debate legality and rehab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Salazar
New York City
Isabel
Jack Greene
Great Neck
N.Y
Barbara Pooh
Dominick Alaggia
NIMH
Robert C. Peterson
Center For Studies
Atlanta
of Georgia
Barbara Greene
Long Island
Manhattan
Great Neck North and South
Stanley
Tom
Stan
Jack
Mom
Charlie Scott
Tom Greene
Daniel X. Freedman
University of Chicago
Las Vegas
Ava Pittman
Los Angeles
Raleigh
N.C
Carlyle Sitterson
University of North Carolina
John Moore
Stamford
David Bartholomew
Fairfield County
Conn
Westbury High School
Houston
Fred Pepper
Donald Louria
Cornell
New York
Earl E. Martin
Houston Police Department
Marijuana use and its social impact across America
A detailed overview traces marijuana use in the United States, its cultural appeal, and the rising involvement of youth from middle class and suburban areas. It cites estimates of 20 million users, discusses alleged effects and dangers, and reports on legal penalties, education efforts, and high-profile arrests across multiple states. It also notes researchers' caution about addiction and the potential progression to stronger drugs, along with expert and law enforcement concerns about the epidemic’s reach and future trajectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute of Mental Health
Lexington
U.S. Senate
House
New York City
Mexico
A Reader's Guide to the Hallucinogens
A condensed guide to hallucinogenic drugs led by LSD the most potent and widely used psychedelic. It covers effects such as intensified visuals mood shifts and potential for dangerous flashbacks and self harm. It notes fatalities linked to LSD trips including the Linkletter case and cautions on unpredictable reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Diane Linkletter
Art Linkletter
Los Angeles
Linkletter
Heroin Crisis Moves From Ghetto to Suburbs
A condensed UPI guide outlines heroin as a semisynthetic morphine derivative with street names like H and smack. It details low street prices, relapse rates after treatment, methods of use, risks of overdose, venous damage, malnutrition, and contamination. It notes addicts turn to crime to support a daily habit of 75 to 100 dollars and cites stiff penalties up to 40 years for sale to minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Smack
Horse
Harry
New York
Lexington
Fort Worth
Tex
Pill-popping society guides to ups and downs of drugs
The National Institute of Mental Health poster illustrates a culture of readily available pills and substances. It surveys amphetamines known as ups like benzedrine and dexedrine and barbiturates or downs such as Nembutal and Seconal, noting risks of tolerance dependence and possible organic damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute of Mental Health
UPI
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Ronald E. Cohen
United Press International
Boston
America
The
Malden
Mass
Harlem
Brooklyn
Soag
Fairleigh S. Dickinson III
Columbia University
New Jersey
Fairleigh Dickinson University
East Rutherford
N.J
Philadelphia
William Cahill
Cahill
Young Cahill
Howard Samuels
Small Business Administration
Lyndon Johnson
Howard Jr
Samuels
Robin M. Cranston
U.S
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Federal Correctional Institution
York McGavin
Darrin McGavin
W. D. Blake
College Community
Chapel Hill
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