The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-07
HOW DOPE HABIT
GETS ITS VICTIMS
DR.. Client, County Jail Physician,
Writes on Nations Greatest Evil
by DIR. J. A. GHENT
cot MY JAIL PHYSICIAN

ourselves big enough TO meet the
emergency as Nc did on former
critical oocasionsf WIN we
We will,
And few years hence the dope
question will be as passing dream.
and tho end will be accomplished
because other newspapers viii fol
low in the wake of the initiative
taken by The Seattle star. and an
agitation win 10 created that will
sweep the country as II by magic.
DRUG ADDICTION by narcotics
~ Is acquired thru opium or its
alkaioids. the principal OF which
are morphine. heruin and codeine-
but when they can't get these,
other preparations 70. such aa
laudanum or cocaine or It's deriva'
tiVes.
There is now well ascertalned
disease called opium incbriety,
which like alcohol lnobriety has an
origin. development and termina.
ton distinctly defined This disease
IL sweeping the country by storm.
especially the large cities. and In
circles where there Is great mental
activity.
WHY What Is the causer
A careful study OF many cases
points out ncurotic or nervous
tendency or disposition or condi-
ton OF brain or nerve deficit. which
prrdispoacs 20 tho development Of
this disease. and when the habit
ls once formSd. the victim Is held
In a wise from which he cannot
release himself.
The sap beaded youth who marccis
his hair and parts Il In tho mid.
die, who il surrounded by evil as
sociatcs. becomes an easy victim.
why because he has breakfast
food where he ought 10 have brains
lie ahors under the delusion that
he Is pretty. lie gocs out for a
lark with a bunch % Wild men and
women. or boys and girls. as tho
case may be. One OF them hits
the dopc--ii's a clever accomplish.
ment." The sissy wants TO he n
thorohred and 40 takes a chance.
This first shot Is the beginning OF
the end.
TUE DOPE HEAD has an lrrcnist
iblr desire TO hav. the other Eel,
low form the hablt-poNsibly becauH.
misery loves company.
II matters not whether Il IL his
roommate. his wife or his Girl. Tho
fact remains that association prcdis.
poses 20 the habit
This accounts for 40 many addicta
travelling or living IN pairs in the re
s,ricted district. and 10 many addlc,s'
wives having tho habit.
This desire 10 spread tho hahi, I.
characteristic OF the dope riend--thr
reason Is not yet satisfactorily ex.
explained.
WHY DO MANY WOMEN Re
w COME ADDICTED TO DoPEr
Mostly for the Same reason that men
do. In the same breath We might In.
auire. why do women smoke cigar.
etsf Surely. not for any ali-ahsorh.
ing desire TO farm an evil habit, No
they see other ladies indulge who
seem TO enjoy q. then. in a spirit Of
bravado. they hit the weed. They
want TO BE- ''chic"--thev want 10 be
daring" TO within the edge OF the
bounds OF virtue. They imagine. In
order 70 b. In fashion and up 10 date.
and maintain their rfghtful station
in society or the set IN which they
minglc. they must do as such and.
such ladies' do. and thus the habit IL
formed.
In Ike manner. In many instances,
is the morphine habit formed. The
vast majority Of women are OF neu-
rouc tempsramcnts. Now. possibly
owing to social strains and over. in.
lady gets so she cannot
sleep well. on the advice Of some
friend. she takes a shot Just for
temporary relief. Maybe a night or
80 after she repeats the performance.
Gradually she begins 20 IND that
she needs IL Finally tho habit Is
formed -- innocsnuy enough. OF
course. but formed Just the same.
Women who labor under great
mental strain. such ~ an approach.
ing divorce, disappointment In love.
or other and similar reasons for men
tBl anguish. are good subjects. IL sur.
rounded by dope environments.
TUE GREAT ALTBI used by all
L addiets IL that they formed the
habit thru acme doctor adfnfufeterlns,
the drug to them during an Illness.
This end OF the proposition viii be
taken up In n later discussion.