Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1957 — Page 8

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ALCOHOLISM ONE OF FOUR EDITOR S NOTE: This is the first in a series of dispatches on where we stand in the fight against alcoholism. It reports on the growing Incidence df this affliction. and the scope of onr efforts to control it. By LOUIS CASSELS United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (UP» —Alcoholism today claims nearly 5 million victims in the United States. It ranks with heart disease, cancer and mental illness as one of our four major health problems. America is spending millions to curb the other three diseases—and is getting results. But we have yet to launch an effective national fight against alcoholism. The number of alcoholics is growing at a rate of at least 100,000 a year. These are some of the findings of a United Press survey into the status of the long-promised “coun-ter-attack” against Alcoholism. The survey showed heartening progress in some areas—notably in new treatment techniques which today offer the alcoholic a bright prospect of recovery if he seeks competent help. But it also showed that only a small percentage of alcoholics are receiving the treatment they need. There are still vast gaps in our knowledge about this affliction. And, in the words of Dr- William C. Menninger, the famous psychiatrist, “only a pittance of money is being devoted to changing the picture.” The present scope of the alcoholism problem—and our# comparatively feeble efforts to deal with it—are demonstrated in the following facts, supplied by the

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American Medical Assn., the National Institute of Mental Health, and state alcoholism agencies: If you drink alcoholic beverages —and well over half of all American adults do—the statistical odds are one in 15 that you eventually will become an alcoholic. Medical Science now applies the diagnosis of alcholism to any drinker who depends on alcohol to meet the ordinary demands of living and whose use of alcohol has begun to cause him serious problems at home or at work. Alcoholism, thus defined, is increasing in all parts of the country, in all segments of society, and at all age levels from 20 to 65. It is easy to underestimate the incidence of alcoholism because it is an “iceberg” problem—9o per cent hidden from sight. For every skid-row type of alcoholic, whose deterioration of mind and body has become too; great to be disguised, there are nine "hidden alcoholics” who are in the early or middle stages of this progressive disease. These "hidden alcoholics” are still able to keep up appearances. They Continue to function, at least part time, as wives and mothers, or as business and professional men. The vast majority of them will not acknowledge, even to themselves, that they have lost control over their drinking and have become addicted to alcohol. Cannot Be Measured The real cost of alcoholism cannot be measured, because no one can put a price tag on a broken home, a brilliant career down the drain, a human life that turns into a nightmare of hangovers, blackouts, broken promises and uncontrollable cravings But a minor part of the cost can be estimated. Wage losses attributed to alcoholism amount to 432 million dollars a year. When you add in higher crime and accident rates, law enforcement and medical expenses, authorities consider 1 billion dollars a year a conservative figure for the direct, countable cost of alcoholism. And what are We spending to combat this menace? The oneword answer suggested by the United Press survey is “peanuts.” Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia now have official alcoholism programs. Some of exist mainly on paper.

Others operate clinics and hospitals, and conduct research and public education services. For the support of all of programs, state legislatures last year voted a grand total of $3,823,100. * The number of patients treated by all state-supported facilities in 1956 was 22,906—0 r less than one out of every 200 of the nation's alcoholics. The research picture is equally bleak. A check of major federal, state and private agencies turned up a total annual outlay of less than $700,000 for scientific studies of alcoholism This is only onefifth as much as the Agriculture Department spends each year for research on foot-and-mouth disease in cattle. ... < Berne Boy Escapes Serious Injuries A three-year-old Berne lad, Dannie Herman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Herman, narrowly escaped death Saturday afternoon when he fell from a window of a car driven by his aunt. The child suffered third degree burns of his back and legs. He was treated overnight at the Adams county memorial hospital, and was released Sunday morning. He had no broken bones, and is recovering under a doctor’s care. The mishap occurred south of Berne on U. S. highway 27. Mrs. Ivan Duff, driver of the car, was driving north towards Berne, with Mrs. Herman and Dannie in the car. He apparently toppled from the car window while standing on the seat. The car was going 40 to 45 miles an hoiir. The ReV. Adrian Sprunger was driving behind the Duff car, and had to brake and hit the berm to avoid running over the little fellow. As soon as the boy stopped rolling, he got up and ran after his mother.

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U.S. Prods Russia For TV Exchange Urges Exchange Os TV, Radio Programs WASHINGTON (UP)-The United States has prodded Russia to agree to a regular exchange between the two nations of uncensored audio and television broadcasts. The proposal was handed to Soviet Ambassador Georgi N. Zaroubin by Ambassador William S. Lacey, special assistant to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for East - West exchanges. The State Department said the move was prompted by the recent appearance of Soviet Communist Party boss Nikita S. Khrushchev on an American TV program *A memorandum given the Soviet envoy proposed "agreement in principle at an early date for the regular exchange of uncensored

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