Word: alcoholisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Take, for instance, the most typical of all police assignments-the family fight, It is a fair generalization to say that consumption of some alcoholic beverages precedes most of these hassles. Alcohol running through one person's veins tends to make him (or her) somewhat less considerate of the next person's. This is worth keeping in mind. The police officer's top-priority concern will generally be the integrity of his own circulatory system, but after that, if no one has been injured to date, he will want to make sure that no one is -at least...
Speaking at a Winthrop House seminam on drugs, Grinspoon said, "People use cuphoriants as a tension-reliever. Cannabis does not produce as much dependence as alcohol, another euphoriant...
...said that conceptions of marijuana as medically harmful are myths. "There is no more evidence that cannabis is psychogenic than alcohol is. Cannabis may be a precipitant of bad effects for those with weak ego structures, but so are many other things...
...around a pipe full of glowing grass; where President-elect Bok sat last weekend at a dinner in Holvoke Center and watched the guests of honor pass a joint under his nose. It seems unnecessary when there has been no evidence to prove that marijuana is as debilitating as alcohol, without which this University and most of American society could not function...
Roustabouts or technicians, all are effectively imprisoned on their tight little island. No alcohol, not even beer, is permitted on board. Fighting means immediate dismissal; lateness to a post a severe reprimand. Always, the threat of death or serious injury is with the crew. Two months ago, about 100 miles away on the gulf, a fiery blowout on one platform killed six men and destroyed 20 operating wells. Several veteran roustabouts have fingers missing from accidents. Last September, a roustabout was killed when a 600-lb. section of pipe fell and crushed his skull...