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The latest dope on drugs Overall drug use drops, but cocaine use rises, study says
WASHINGTON (AP) Overall use of illicit drugs dropped sigificantly in the United States since 1985, but the number of heavy cocaine users jumped, according to a government survey released today. The 1988 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found a decrease of 37 percent from a 1985 survey in the number of people who said they had used illicit drugs within a month of being surveyed. HOWEVER, THE survey found a 33 percent increase in the number of people using cocaine once a week or more, and a 19 percent increase in the number of people using the drug daily or almost daily. “Mindful of the destructive power of drugs and those who peddle them, this survey should not be
Arrested women more likely than men to use cocaine
WASHINGTON (AP) A larger share of women than men were found to have used cocaine in voluntary drug tests conducted after they were arrested in four cities, a Justice Department study says. Cocaine use by women exceeded that of men arrested in New York, Washington D.C., Kansas City and Portland, Ore., according to the Drug Use Forecasting study by the National Institute of Justice. THE STUDY WAS conducted in 14 major cities among men and women who volunteered for drug testing after being arrested. “We were surprised to learn from DUF that among arrested persons, women tested positive for illicit drugs at about the same rates as did men at all test sites,” James K. Stewart, director of the National Institute of Justice, said in a statement released Sunday. “For many years, it had been thought that males were more
Congress may pay for Quayle home renovation
WASHINGTON (AP) Congress may provide taxpayer money to remodel Vice President Dan Quayle’s official residence to accommodate his family, despite earlier plans to fund the work with private donations. About $200,000 in private money raised to pay for the renovations muy be used instead for decorating, said Denise Balzano, chief of staff to Quayle’s wife, Marilyn. SEN. DENNIS DeConcini, DAriz., chairman of the Senate Appropriations treasury and postal subcommittee, said Monday he will ask the Bush administration to justify the use of public money when his panel works on spending legislation this week. “Assuming they can justify it, and that’s a reasonable assumption, the federal government should pay for it,” DeConcini said. The House voted Friday to provide $200,000 for the renovation as part of $18.4 billion approved for treasury and postal programs for fiscal 1990. The planned remodeling of the third floor of the Victorian mansion would create separate bedrooms for the Quayles’ three children and other rooms as well. THE QUAYLES’ children Tucker, 15, Benjamin, 12, and Corinne, 10 live on the top floor of the three-story building, which is on the rolling grounds of the Naval Observatory in northwest Washington and was built in 1894.
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viewed as a declaration of success, but as a rallying point for sustained and invigorated demand and supply reduction initiatives,” said Louis Sullivan, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The survey covers the population age 12 and older living in households in the 48 contiguous states. The results are based on personal interviews and written questions answered by 8,814 people. The survey does not include homeless people, people living in military installations, dormitories and institutions such as hospitals and prisons. THE SURVEY, conducted last fall, is the ninth in a series that began in 1971. It is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an HHS agency.
likely than were women to be illicit drug users,” Stewart said. OVERALL, THE study found that more than half of the men arrested and tested were discovered to have used at least one type of drug, with an overwhelming 82 percent of the males in Philadelphia testing positive for drug use. “There should be no longer any question as to how much of a catalyst for crime the lust for illegal drugs has become in America today,” Attorney General Dick Thornburgh said in a statement. “Drug users and traffickers will beat, rob and kill anyone for drugs and profits.” The study reviewed results in 14 major cities from October through December 1988. The tests checked for the presence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates (including heroin), PCP, amphetamines, Darvon, Valium, methaqualone, methadone and barbiturates.
The structure, on the exclusive “Embassy Row” section of Massachusetts Avenue, has been the official residence of the vice president since 1975. Last November, shortly after President Bush and Quayle were elected, the Quayles said the mansion would need work to make it meet the family’s needs. They moved into the mansion in February. Balzano said a group of Mrs. Quayle’s friends offered to raise the money for the renovation, and about $200,000 in donations were collected. The Quayles also informed Congress of the work, she said. “WE FELT IT WAS important they be kept informed of what we were doing, since it is a govern-
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According to the survey, the number of people who used marijuana, cocaine or any other illicit drug within the month previous to being surveyed dropped from 23 million in 1985 to 14.5
WOMEN’S COCAINE use exceeded that of men arrested in New York, 73 percent to 67 percent; Washington D.C., 65 percent to 62 percent; Kansas City, 57 percent to 41 percent, and Portland, Ore., 50 percent to 37 percent, the study said. Those higher percentages continued a trend noticed in an earlier study covering July through September 1988. In the earlier report, Washington women led the pack with 78 percent testing positive for cocaine use compared with 59 percent for the men. In Portland, the figures were 63 percent of the women and 48 percent of the men; while the figures for other cities were Los Angeles, 57 percent and 55 percent; Dallas, 53 percent and 52 percent; San Diego, 52 percent and 38 percent; and Phoenix, 31 percent and 25 percent.
ment building,” Balzano said. The idea for providing public money for the work came from the House Appropriations Committee, she said. Rep. Edward Roybal, D-Calif., chairman of the House Appropriations treasury and postal subcommittee, which authored the
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million in 1988. Those who used an illicit drug within the previous year fell from 37 million to 28 million a decline of almost 25 percent
AFTER PHILADELPHIA, the second highest percentage for use of drugs by arrested men was in San Diego, with 80 percent; followed by New York and Chicago, 78 percent each; New Orleans, 75 percent; and Portland and Birmingham, Ala., 70 percent Rounding out the list were Detroit, 69 percent; Cleveland, 68 percent; Dallas and Phoenix, 57 percent; St. Louis, 56 percent; and Kansas City, 54 percent Washington D.C., which did not test for the presence of marijuana, had 68 percent of the men test positive for at least one of the other drugs tested. Most of the men tested had been arrested for felony offenses other than the sale or possession of drugs. Slightly more than half of the men charged with homicide tested positive for an illicit drug.
House-passed spending trill, said Mrs. Quayle invited them to visit the mansion and examine the needed work. “We didn’t plan to put it into this budget,” Roybal said in an interview. “She called our attention to iL”
Indianapolis ad firm wins lottery contract
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Lottery has chosen an Indianapolis company to handle the game’s $5 million to $6 million advertising campaign in the next year. Montgomery, Zukerman, Davis won the advertising contract on Monday after being chosen from among four finalists and a total of 12 applicants for the job. LOTTERY DIRECTOR Jack F. Crawford said he was confident MZD could “preach our message that our lottery is a positive force in our state.” “MZD is a strong Indiana firm with a wealth of resources,” said Crawford. “Their commitment to the lottery was exceptionally strong. They know what we need and are prepared to provide it.” During presentations by lottery advertising finalists last week, MZD proposed a lottery slogan, “Hoosier Lottery, It’s Building Indiana,” and showed a videotape of a sample lottery television program the agency had staged. CRAWFORD SAID he will now negotiate what services MZD will provide. Although MZD won the contract, it’s possible a lottery logo and slogan proposed by another agency will be used, Crawford said. He said MZD’s proposal was financially the most reasonable. Although terms haven’t been determined, the contract likely will allow MZD to keep 10.75 percent of the total billings, Crawford said. Allan Zukerman of the winning ad agency called the contract “a huge win for our company.” “We’re ready to get it done,” he said. MZD has 62 employees in Indianapolis and annual billings of $36 million, said Crawford. OTHER FINALISTS for the contract were Keller Crescent, an Evansville agency that is the state’s largest, and two other Indianapolis agencies McCaffrey and McCall and Bloomhorst, Story, O’Hara. Also on Monday, Crawford said he thinks the lottery will be
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able to obtain the services of an Indiana bank. He said a recent survey of Hoosier banks showed about 10 that are large enough to handle the lottery’s business are interested in doing so. He declined to name the banks. A formal invitation for applications has now gone out, said Crawford. “I’M CONFIDENT we’ll get an in-state bank,” said Crawford. Crawford and other lottery officials had feared banks might not want to do business with the new game because the state’s 1989 lottery law restricts political donations by lottery vendors. Crawford has said he also fears the lottery law could keep employees of lottery vendors from playing the game. Troubles in finding a bank could delay the start of the lottery, tentatively set for November, Crawford has said. But on Monday, he said the banks now are willing to accept those restrictions. Crawford said he expects to have firm proposals from the banks by Friday. ALSO ON MONDAY, Crawford told the commission: • The lottery has received 9,200 applications for about 200 jobs. He said about 12 to 14 percent of the lottery staff has been hired. • An announcement will probably be made late this week on the location of seven regional lottery offices outside Indianapolis. • Lottery officials have sent out 17,815 applications for businesses that want to sell lottery tickets. More than 4,000 went to businesses that had inquired about selling tickets; the remaining applications were sent in bulk to libraries where interested businessmen can pick up the forms. • Lottery officials have been in touch with several retailers with multiple outlets in the hope of convincing them to sell tickets. Among the businesses contacted were Hook Drug, MarshVillage Pantry, Osco Drug and Kroger, Crawford said.
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