The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-21
SPECIALIST TELLS OF LURE
AND CURE OF "DOPE FIENDS"

Cocaine, and Other Habit.
Forming Drugs Discussed
by Recognized Authority
on Subject.
trouble in conduct will ensue. Socia
suggestion unhindered is stronger thar
individual suggestion. The mental mi,
OF individuals is a strong force for Soot
or evil. homeopathic persons in com.
pany are more easily led by suggestion
than normal persons Two towards wher
alone will not do much but when -noy.
Ing together and acting as one they NAV
do terrible things.
the notorious lying OF drug habitues
and drunkards IL well known.
Effects of Morphine.
Morphine has a more subtle influence
chan alcohol. II is very hard 10 get the
facts about the use OF this drug. II is
not frequently an actual cause of crime
nut IN some cases Is direct factor in
its commission
Morphine is taken for it's ouistinv
effect. which is different from the slim
ulation OF alcohol and cocaine. There
are TWO main classes who use morphine.
FIRST. homeopathic persons Of good
mental ability. Second. prostitutes and
social failures. who want to dead.n
their s"nsibilities. It is not easy to
determine II person is An habitual
user OF morphine. Signs OF physical
distress show themselves only when the
drug rs Withdrawn. Certain typical
psychic conditions and pecularitics are
recognized in users Of morphine Pro-
lonSed use of this drug causes % loss
of energy, 90 decreases the power of
attention. self-control and volition 90
sometimes paralysis Of the will. 80
deterioration of judgment and charac-
ter, 60 morbid impulses OF mind and
body, 90 mental vagsrics, obsessions
and Illusions. 90 halucinations, ,S)
psychosis. D.mentis may result in
which moral decrepitude stands out
prominently. The old morphine habitue
may condesccnd to do the most i'm
moral things.
The use Of morphine may not always
cause certain criminal tendencies, but
may become the occasion for the mani
feststion of them.
Effects of Cocaine.
Cocaine stimulates physically ard
after which stimulation the
deprivation of IL leaves one in a mental
state of weakness and alteration. The
drug induces boldness of thought and
feeling in the weak. and this condi-
ton makes the inferior types of man
kind seek IL. Some criminals use this
drug TO give them mental stimulation
and physical steadincss. Some are so
influenced by 1t that they lose all fore
sight and self-control. and thus they
are capable of doing the most terrible
-hings.
Users of cocaine become very talka-
i've, and sometimes are quite literary
n tendency. Some writer's have used
{ to increase their readiness of
houGht and fiuency of expression.
II makes liars of ordinary truthful per-
sons and in time morally degrades all
hat use II. This drug will produce def |
rite insanities in time. Sometimes its |
fleets are more serious than morphine |
because of the mental alteration and
deterioration. The chronic excitement |
rom the use of this drug readily passes
nto delirious condition. It producesI
'cutc cocaine hallucinatons. II may prof.
iuc" maniacal condition and its with
travail lends sometimes 10 desperate
bought aud action. The user becomes
mentally and morally unreliable.
study OF Life Necessary.
Tho study of the phenomena Of mental
iio paths open up an opportunity for the
eform Of these offenders. The mental
ntecedents of conduct or act are very
in drug fiends.
Misconduct is only part of their con-
uct in general and the relationship be-
ween their conduct and their mental life
an be discovered by studying the i'm
lediate causes OF the social misdoing. A
oboery Is first mentally planned; an as
ault follows the state Of mental anger
aused by words spoken: temptation fol-
'ws on the heels Of the thought Of sat
'factin. which counterbalances the
bought of consequences.
The mind is influenced through certain
,otires which precede the effects what
Yer 1t may be. The physical activity is
rst mental impression, or an environ
lental condition may lead to low per-
options OF duty and relationships 90 that
is easy to do wrong Il
we must ascertain the driving forces
aiding TO the social offenses. We must
Fl at the mental mechanism preceding
lie conduct. III We leave out the mental
'ctor there will certainly be false con-
usions. The recurrent imagery Or men,
Il pictures. conscious or unconscious, !.
I'VE to the offense. The mental factors
e the most important and primary in
iminals, dope fiends, etc.
Morbid. overwhelming impulses arc all
avs prominent in the mental equipment!
persons that are erratic. abnormal
Id immoral in conduct. The mental
ncepts. lack of Judgment and suggestion ,
ON their own mind or that of Others, &.
ad to impulses and pictures which lead :
the misdeeds.
he mental content, traits. peculiaritiesl !;
I'd special abilities are to be reckoned =
TN primarily in these persons of alb =
rmal impulses and weak powers of self
ntrol. =
There Is social. medical and psychol-
ical side to drug addiction, narcotism
ID drunkenness. and the cure Of these =
ings will be found in the utilization OIL |.
ysical and mental methods. =
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