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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1979
Page
25
Washington reports a booming apple market with a predicted 180 million bushels in 1979 as juice demand grows. Storage advances cut respiration, preserving freshness, while 37 million bushels last year slept in orchard sites. Dwarf trees offer higher yields, enabling more fruit for testers and shoppers.
The article explains how Valium and other tranquilizers intensify effects when mixed with alcohol, and warns against operating vehicles or machinery. It notes tolerance, potential abuse, and the role of doctors in prescribing them, with emphasis on life crises as common reasons for short term tranquilization. It cites surveys on usage, morality doubts, and education level’s influence on attitudes toward tranquilizers. 30 YEARS AGO- Diplomatic quarters stressed that news of the Russian atomic explosion should be considered calmly.
James McGee, who began gambling in adolescence, illustrates the rising profile of pathological gambling now recognized as a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association. Experts say treatment and awareness will grow, aiding addicts and their families. Pathological gamblers, about 1.1 million currently, often turn to loan sharks, theft, or other crimes to cover losses.
Government study by the National Center for Health Statistics shows nearly two thirds of the 23.2 million Americans with no health insurance live in the South and West. Rates vary by age race income and locale with 14.6 percent in the South and 13.7 percent in the West lacking coverage.
Pills Anonymous starts in Cedar Rapids at All Saints Catholic Church with Sue Mikulas as founder. The open meeting Monday at 7 p.m. aims to assist prescription drug abusers and AA representatives will help initial sessions. Weekly Monday meetings will continue at All Saints.
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