The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-09-27
Teen-Aqe and Narcotic Traffic

growing drugs by youth eoienns the
future Of cvizofion becomes the duty of every American
TO help stop the
up Teen-oeers you ieenoee
drug oddcfs eight the number that existed
sacrificing the and we'll being Of people pocket
three four hundred dollars doy? Youth with its freedom its
spirit makes for these low and ermino
who suddenly swooped down the innocent but
most vitoI group in society
Let me tell you group high students
did order understanding Of the seriousness OF the
narcotic problem and set program to curb this social evil
This particular organized TeenAge Council backed by two
Then they made special trip to
clinics that had reported several of feenoee drug
oddc known foe in this community that two OF the vic
fins were on the voting the u S. Public Heoh
Service Hospital Lexington Kentucky do have the permits
shall call the physician at the clinic Dr.
onoe He was so concerned especially of the iho
spent of his trying lessen their for the hobi
odds had expressed desire to be cured which
wos most voIuobe in their rugged fight toward recovery
moin why worked unrngN with them One of these
special that of l8yecrod Gill;
onos explained half opoIoeecoE TO the group iho Gill
had beoqed the ubou her experience
consented ohough she still in stage of high tension and
reoy physically do this but he thought tho moy
warning all the boys and girls present. Porcu
Iory those with over-zesffu sense ofeunosfy
GIL STARTS HER STORY
nurse appeared with Gill slowly TO the front
of the
One of The girls the group whispered She looks like
zombe Dr. Monoe Introduced Gill to the and thus she
began her story: =,
groove Johnny told out of and quit being
drip Johnny the first real who had gone
the eevenn grace
high Johnny had been of high school for two years
and Job playing with piece orchestra at night
club night poy fell like doing something exciting
oeody Johnny offered draw his long
Cigarette pulled and puffed until felt eol different wos
SORT qh heoed everybody in the took shorp OPP
peoronce eol pleasant mood; Johnny held me in his
arms you the groove really knocked
self doy got all bothered and broke out with per-
spiroton felt hungry inside like I'd fell before
Drinking didn't help got scared and called Johnny and
slipped away school, knew tho had been smoking mor
party but didn't think would feel any effects When
] Johnny, he took to his apartment
DOWN THE LADDER TO DISGRACE
Tho happened again later started the needle
Johnny told that I'd have buy the stuff couse was
expensive for him keep giving to for tree stole
from Mom didn't have nothing much worked at lunch
school, stole from boss finally quit school,
BY had gotten acquainted with ohnnys pals they had
always asking with them. After found out fho
get money them did seemed that the more
hod the woned. i6st got and worse Finely
day desperate for money that Just blew top When
onyihing little white bed looking dressed
white He reo kind and told tho he
going try help get well again Toke II from
thought getting real special thrill but grips SO hard
feels like cont you'll suffer in that
| don't know how describe"
Jerry president of the TeenAge Council quickly jumped his
thanked Gill for relating her experience The Unoni
mouy wished for Gill chance The nodded to
Gill and they went out of the