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Detach reel, Learning Disabilities McHenry Woman Speaks At State Conference PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1975 LAFFof the WEEK vwrpr uuiJuiJuiJL»Lx>iJUi COUPON SPECIAL CANVAS GLOVES 53* ( With this Coupon) ONE CANVAS GLOVE COUPON OFFER TO A CUSTOMER Quality all purpose gloves . , ideal for inside or outside rwriTiTmiCQUPON SPECIALrrnT^T^ UNDERSTANDING DRUG ABUSE a health column from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Today's Cost of Drug Abuse Though few people have ever met a heroin addict, most know that it costs a goodly sum to maintain a "habit." But how many know that nar­ cotic addiction and other drug abuse cost American society $10 billion each year? That is a conservative esti­ mate of the annual cost of drug abuse to the Nation ar­ rived at by the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Pre­ vention, in the Executive Of­ fice of the President. Health costs, including emergency room and general hospital care for drug users, account for almost $200 mil­ lion. Productivity losses of $1.5 billion are attributed to ab­ senteeism, illness, unemploy­ ment, and consequent loss of earnings among addicted workers. In the criminal justice sys­ tem, the proportion of police salaries and legal, court, and correctional institution costs devoted to drug-related crime and addict offenders is esti­ mated at $620 million. Property losses make up the largest single cost category. Addicts who steal to get money to buy heroin almost invariably dispose of the sto­ len property through "fences," who pay them, at most, one- third of the property's value. Thus an addict who spends $50 a day on heroin must steal $150 worth of goods to pay for a single day's dosage. The annual total, a cost which comes directly out of some­ one else's pocketbook: $6.3 billion. „ Treatment and rehabilita­ tion programs, drug traffic control, and Government and private efforts in drug abuse prevention and. education cost approximately $1.1 billion each year. The financial burden im­ posed by drug abuse on wel­ fare, insurance, and public health services still cannot be measured. Nor does an annual social cost in dollars reflect the tragic expense in human suf­ fering which can be attrib­ uted to addiction: men and women who are captives of a drug and outcasts in society, their families disrupted and often permanently scarred, and their communities trou­ bled by a disease that strikes as brutally at the spirit as it does at the purse. ^ Through its nationwide re­ search, training, treatment and education programs, the Na­ tional Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, is seek­ ing to develop and put to work new knowledge about addiction and drug abuse and how to prevent them, and to make treatment services avail­ able to those persons who have drug problems so that both the human and economic costs can be reduced. Information on varied as­ pects of drug abuse may be obtained by writing to the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information, Box 1908, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Newspapers, Magazines Bottles, Cans 9 A.M. - 5 P.M Third Saturday Every Month Market Place for information call: 385-8512 Tips For The Homemaker Proposed Bill Requests Pollution Control Study Spring and good weather are coming quickly. Prepare now to protect children from backyard tragedy. 1. Children have hours of fun playing in the sand. Suddenly your backyard is "Merrie Olde England," complete with King Arthur's castle. An hour later, Davy Crockett is defending the Alamo. The Mad Hatter is joining Alice for a Tea Party tomorrow morning. The sandbox is the door to a world limited only by the child's imagination. You can buy one, but many commercial ones are small for an older pre­ schooler. Nancy Moore, McHenry county Extension Home Economist, suggests you make one. For less than seven or eight dollars and a few nails, you can make a sturdy sandbox larger than the store-bought ones, she notes. A pair of 2 x 10 boards, 10 The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce has urged Illinois House members to approve a new bill requiring the state to make economic impact studies of all proposed pollution control feet long each, will make a nice five by five box. In many areas, service clubs sell sand from a contractor or hauler. If you can't get sand, some parents have successfully used top-soil. A piece of heavy plastic stretched over the box at night will keep the sand fairly dry - and the neighborhood dogs and cats out. But don't let the pre­ schooler think the plastic is a plaything; sheet plastic is dangerous and should be handled by the parents. If proper precautions are taken, no accidents will happen. To complete the sandbox, surplus jello molds and kitchen utensils are popular, along with miniature gardening sets. Now all it takes is a child's imagination to become an Indian fort. 2. Young children love to play in small backyard pools on hot summer days. But don't forget these pools are potentially dangerous, warns Mrs. Moore. Never, never leave water in the pool, she says. A small child can drown in a half-inch of water. No small child under 6 or 7 should ever be left alone in a pool, no matter how small or large the pool is. Children don't understand the danger that's present. A sunburn can be quite painful, so don't forget to watch the sun exposure on hot af­ ternoons. Move the pool into the shade when possible, Mrs. Moore concludes. For more information on safety protection, contact the McHenry County Extension office. The Extension service is available to all McHenry county citizens. * •¥ * * * * * * * • •••••••••• * Holiday Specials FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY At Your Ben Franklin * CLOSED MONDAY MAY 26 FOR MEMORIAL DAY ! ^ REG. $1.09 £ Coppertone * Surttan Lotion * 88' * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REG. $8.99 Novelty Radios Snoopy, Barbie or Boll Style PLUS BATTERY REG. 69c Family Size Bag Popcorn 57* REG. 67c PKG. 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May 17, at the Bismarck hotel. Chicago, Ms. Smith is a psychologist and the coor­ dinator of the Learning Management program. A Child's Time Is Precious, was the theme of the con­ ference. Problems of children from pre-s£hoolers to adolescents were considered in detaU. Many points of vieto were presented as well as studies now in progress. Parents were able to present questions to the professionals. • Ernest Siegel, Ph.D., from New York, was the keynote speaker. Dr. Siegel gave fresh insights 011 how the team of parents, educators and medical professionals can best use the precious time of childhood. Dr. Siegel is a noted educator, the parent of an L.D. child and the author of Helping the Brain Injured Child, Special Education in the Regular Classroom, and The Exception Child Grows Up. regulations and selected existing ones. The Senate, by a 40-5 vote, passed the legislation last week S.B. 805, sponsored by Senator John Knuppel (D.­ Virginia), would also require the Pollution Control board to hold public hearings on the economic effects of its regulations throughout the state. "Because of the forces of inflation and the scarcity of energy resources and raw materials, a rational process is needed to achieve a balance between everyone's desire for a healthy environment, while at the same time not damaging our state's economic health, said Raymond J. Bodnar, the State Chamber's en­ vironmental affairs manager. "If enacted, this pioneering legislation will make Illinois the first state in the nation requiring comprehensive economic studies of state-wide environmental laws." Bodnar said the bill intends to strengthen the state's en­ vironmental program "by clearly defining the Pollution Control board's role in con- 3729 West Elm Street • McHenry, Illinois 60050 Beside Benrud is his wife, Vila. The district governor, who resides in Waukegan, is a Paul Harris fellow, a designation given to a Rotarian who contributes $1,000 or more to the International Exchange of Students scholarship fund. STAFF PHOTO- "MAN OF STEEL OR NOT, YOU HAVE A MOUTHFUL OF CAVITIES!" ' . - sidering the economic reasonableness of its regulations." The economic impact studies, to be made by the Institute for Environmental Quality, would analyze the cost effects of environmental control regulations in relation to the taxpayer, employment, industrial expansion, goods and services, agriculture and local communities. Bodnar stressed the measure would not suspend the existing pollution control regulations while studies are being prepared, would not require economic impact studies of frivolous regulatory proposals, and would not cause Illinois to lose federal funds for pollution control facility construction. 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