The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-11


physicians, with view of breaking
them of the habit.
Thus far. none OF the violent cases
| reported elsewhere in the state have
shown up here.
There are few downright fiends IN
| Hattiesburg," said one druggist today.
| "although the Harrison law went into
| effect Just in time. There are daily
demands for opiates of various kinds.
of course, but the troubles that we an
| ticipate have not yet arisen.
What the Law Prescribes.
"The law authorizes physicians TO
| administer opiates under certain con
ditions, for prescribed purposes and
in prescribed doses. 1t is realized that
it would be criminal to discontinue the
complete sale of opiates at once. The
trainers Of the law knew better than
that. These poor unfortunates arc
being given treatments. Each success
sive dose is becoming smaller, and It
is believed that a majority Of the 10
cal cases will have been cured Of the
habit before the time limit set by
law"
Other Mississippi cities, however,
are less fortunate. From Gulfport
comes this report:
Under the operation of the Federal
'Ilaw, 'Athe ,'arug victims are suffering
terribly here While none SO far have
been carried to the Kings Daughters
hospital. some Of them are undergoing
treatment at their homes Habitual
users of opiates are said TO be sub
iected to the most excrutiating pain
when deprived of them. their symp.
toms being similar to those suffering
from delerium tremens.
| Under the law it almost impossible
for drug fiends to satisfy their wants
at the drug stores, since there are so
many means employed by the govern
ment by which detection is made and
there are none who are willing to ex.
pose themselves to the dangers of the
penalty imposed for such violations"
Jackson's Report.
| From Jackson the following dispatch
has been received:
The new federal law regulating the
) sale of drugs is beginning to have an
acute effect in jackson.
Yesterday two emergency a"rlica
tions we're made to Sheriff Middleton
Y for legal processes to incarcerate drug
$ fends at the insane hospital. Both Of
the unfortunates were in pitiablF
plight.
No additional applications were re
ceived up to the noon hour today, bu
d the officials were advised that severa
: are in prospect for this afternoon.
n jackson has sent nearly twent.
}. drug fends to the insane hospital with
= in the past week, and the end is no
yet.
4 When it became a matter Of day
4 before the law went into effect tn
drug victims in jackson laid in wha
supplies they could. Some manage
to purchase large quantities, In fey
instances probably getting enoug
cocaine or morphine to last them
u month or so. Others were either finaI
NJ cially unable 10 buy large quantities
j" or else believed that they would fin
means of evading the law, which the
have thus far been unable to do. an
as a consequence, when supplies b.
: come exhausted. they suffer intensel.
Members Of the medical fraternft
admit that they have a goodly nun
Der CT persons under treatment givin
them private cures rather than sen
them to the insane hospital, and som
of these persons are of considerabl
prominence"
Many Friends in Meridian.
Each day adds to the long list
dope fends' dispatch from Merida
states, land police headquarters hi
been besieged during the past sever
days by those who have used the drui
in various quantities and now fiji
themselves unable to purchase mo
because of the federal law. No ol
had any idea of the hold which dru
had secured on the unfortunates a
inability TO secure the stuff, to use
AZ police expression. is running them q
N in conveys State insane asylum
are full Of dope fiends' getting tre
ment for the habit and the East M
sissippi asylum here has no me
room for them.
n. physicians state that the real
max to the situation has not come y
20 All those who had money stock
ar themselves up on drugs and will