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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1969

Page

10

Long Beach Drug Problem Rises Tenfold in Schools

The Long Beach Unified School District reports a tenfold rise in juvenile drug actions, from 82 cases in 1965-66 to 860 last year, with 620 off campus and 240 on campus. Langston says school action, not police, handles cases, and education efforts amid law gaps continue.

Long Beach Dan Langston State Department of Justice Los Angeles County Langston Long Beach Unified School Sgt Jolene Decker

Experts Named Here Can Give Insight on Drug Abuse

A list of specialists offers insight into drug abuse and teen issues for programs next fall. Included are Dr. George D. Demps of California State College at Long Beach and other psychologists, educators, and law enforcement figures from CSCLB, UCLA, San Francisco, and Long Beach.

George D. Demps California State College At Long Beach Frank R. Larkworthy U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs John W. Shainline CSLB Norma Baretta Torrance Unified Macology University of California Medical Center San Francisco General Hospital Haight-Asbury Medical Clinic J. Thomas Ungerleider Ucla Medical Center Ucla Neurosychiatric Institute John A. Torney III CSCLB Art Koelle Long Beach Police Kenneth Weisbrod

Remedial Narcotics Bills Doomed by Teen Drug Abuse Focus

Rep Glenn M Anderson outlined three remedial bills at a Kiwanis meeting. He cited border drug traffic data including over two tons of marijuana seized at the Tijuana crossing in 1968 and more than six million doses smuggled from Mexico. The proposals call for a U S Mexico presidential commission, federal education grants, and a research and control program.

Glenn M. Anderson Tijuana Mexico U.S

School mandate requires alcohol and drug education

The policy requires teaching about alcohol narcotics and dangerous drugs but lacks specifics on amount or type of education. It notes effects on the human body must be included and cites a 10 to 15 year rise in drug use with a gradual curriculum emphasis, mainly in recent years.

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