Word: heroines
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Russell's experiment is another application of what psychologists call aversion therapy. It has been tried, with limited success, on homosexuals, alcoholics and drug addicts-though in all cases the treatment is extremely unpleasant. A heroin addict, for instance, is given a drug (Scoline) that seriously impairs his ability to breathe. Just before the drug takes effect, he gets his usual dose of heroin. After several such harrowing experiences, he presumably kicks his habit...
...this law continue, you are enhancing immorality," he said, showing the committee a display of several instruments of illegal abortion. "If you could see the crippled children, the children born of heroin-addicted mothers, you would understand...
...problem is of staggering proportions. Dr. Judianne Densen-Gerber, founder and psychiatric director of New York's Odyssey House, a rehabilitation center for drug addicts, calls it an epidemic. The first young heroin users began appearing at her clinic only last June, she says. Today the traffic is more than Odyssey House can handle-four to six junior junkies every day. To accommodate the overflow, Dr. Densen-Gerber has opened two branches solely for youthful addicts. One of her first applicants: a nine-year...
...this quest, more and more pre-teeners are exploring the fantasy landscapes produced by heroin. Its sudden popularity, says Dr. Michael Baden, associate medical examiner for New York City, is related to the success of Operation Intercept, the Administration's recent campaign to stem the tide of marijuana flowing across the Mexican border (TIME, Sept. 26). As the supply of pot dwindled and the price rose, heroin pushers dropped their price to within reach of even modest pre-teen allowances...
...very dangers of heroin appeal to young users. Youth is a time of chance-taking. The bold can persuade themselves that they are immune from the risk of addiction. To the boldest, heroin offers the same thrilling opportunity as Russian roulette: a joust with death...