The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
Confessions of a Dope Fiend
Te Use of Opium Morphine and Cocaine Among the New
Yors Social SetWhy They Go From the Pipe the Needle
Schemes Imprisoned Drug Addicts Use to Get the
Stuff" Past the Keepers.

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..,t,d IN my story OF last
,,,k there are uOP' '''''''
.,..,I set uf New YORK and the
tn' "a, ,,oir downfall Is the old
true '' have already told YOU
opium l.I. s,roscr viii hot associ.
hat " ' ,cnLie" and the reason
t'e W." t,,N nine fiends fan for the
'hes' I,.,,uso they cannot buy
bte'., ,,,l optim. The members Of
any '"'' ..t generally have a large
ne '", NINA so as 10 be sure tho
Quhh .'.N ',,rors viii not he disap-
uN'lht VIVA heard OF bridge mar
roin.'' ,..t,I tens We'll YOU can
NJ, No upon II that the ma
sax n,., So called parties are
ei'. ..., a nina marty" cleared
'o,n.rtt ,t. rIlrches OF the law.
Hol' ',.r,trrut liz an nwful thing
p''Nr ,...,lfbv men and women
sul"'h ~. owner OF this "mv
," ,,|pr must have at least 100
gov" ,..r. ~ yuur (gum opiumJ
Nhs W. ...,r,. uoek These parties
on na"' rr.5' for the profits they
No ,.,r, IN so,lsfy the "under
"Hnt ,,,o r,pJs ~ the New York
p,''
Wv NJ, ,nccoI tho "UnbIt"
.'.. n, ,rder cover on ac-
ln' ,nn,r social position. and
count D.. f,und ont that they are
.ouu ,r, rIne they OF course
Ha,', ~, l..,wncd nv their families.
"vu'" n, Wv y,rk a ncrson can have
!" .,.c or no nremises two or
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rnV'' 'ri,t,q tho law
ho' rId days Of Illegal drug
Nou wort "A fIend usually
N"',s "ioInt maid 80 cents
80 ",b.lr n, hnn " "shved" them
.o' 100 ont. pnt today Won can
~, can or rrim opulm lis
- u. T1 ,rr,.css To the wealthy ad-
.,pl ,,,. ,n. ,ros, nrecious thing in
,st. na,,, and ON occoun, ~ being
M o., ,h,,I, any onIum thcv ian
,.'s f,y ,,r The ,hvpo" tho priro
80 az f,r n small VIM coniain.
"A rr,.ce
=" uh. n,nc ,Yc,ds c,c,I
e.. ","',, ,o',gb ia nnv thiannour,
S,., ,l., .Ir.,dv lnnu IL IN no a
,,., MAJ .mo,hcF,s hoy" as no IL
.,iisd Al homo peis "A small income
,,d now Won can easily sec WHY no
u,,, s,e,I 70 pe, donc hccausc
"n,obor' o,,n" nova. d,l q hl, ~
vo,k In his uro ycs folks ~ can
Ne ,cry easily dopcd ont thar n Is
IA. ahsolIin ,ruth that tboy r,u.,
a.,inr ,tborulsc suf,cr mo ,ortmra.
a, a Iiy,rg non Tbcv s,sr, ~ ,okc
,b,,, ,,r.rts, ,cuoiry ,,nnvrin, ~,
,n Iii nc f,E,,,,, ''N -
me-. KAN c., ,U',,. ,.t,b ,hia NJ, % ~.
,.,. ,J C,,TI,. 10 -. a., ~
III. bo,s,. ir,, T., ,.',,,,..,,,
u",a, ~ NC WI 'e7oul .''' 'eS
III. -, - ~ 'N.'t WIZ
.., ~ Vt NV utucl "oriu
- ,,,n Tsa,a ' w s'. a,ent tuau
ns,san ,,L,n., US 'oi Wv
p.'v" '"N''h ms rohu' ser praise
80 s. v."' ,,,,' o''ua.,on' put my.
49,, 80 o.n =. w.. "a Wea,tny tatnlIy ana
IVu .AIl u'. !ouI bottom dollar that
io' hhue my
,t.,, w" mus ne III II. NV
eHS" az nome Is always vacant
%VNer 70 u' Il'ed' why : Siecause
tnooSh' cocaine was more 20 me
pSH IVY iAiNIlN ana I've disRraCed
,"eu' |" uu'h mat man would bo
,y'ns. 10 forgive me Tor some, not
80, .. ,n' I'" down sneaky tricks ]
pa,'u 10 R'' enough money for my
''" Uo'.'t OF s'uff'
H. in'N, Gives n Chance.
mere IN Tulsa ! have the chance
m{ ne To make "A man OF myself
mu m going through with IL, be
Au~ was litted clear out OF the
ps oi hell by the kind hearted men
~ ~, women ot Tulsa, and were In
Wv ORR ! would be pushed farther
"u iaFihcr until there would be
uoIhlhs LETT for me. ! can olny place
"e u.d'uc upon drugs for my being
50 bitter against them but u,bn,
Ives mo almost insane is tho
sousnt hat they could have easily.
nha,. MAJ lor me without any trouble
.,nnAI,'oever ,n Tulsa folks dld for me.
,,i.I ne"l"d vas a helping hand to
w UP ana out of the pit have
p. in'"' hut they refused me.
,'a'Dt' Few Tulsa people, my
Nav. INC only person who sim he
bs, can make good. despite the
:, h N'"l We taken all her iewelry
"a r"',1h morphine.
mo,,.u D',n away from dope for lG
MIN me serving lime charged
uon sIT ., section Was, subdivi-
m.,,. "' IN" penal code, which
doc,os ds possessing cocaine without
pssJ ', 49, - prescription. Just think, I've
shovel N,s, '',tlty on pick and
happy dps, &" ~ p, ne loVe or the
petty A rr,,,o '",u "op9 using II 80
Ing the rn,, .!u Jusl hs petty az steal
doorma, nr s,o,,,,o leone from n
! did harm l''',nS 70 no,, a bottle OF milk
and 10 think y,,s u' "'SStl''