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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 054 483 CG 006 613 TITLE Rasource Book for Drug Abuse information. INSTIT TION American A_-3sociation tor Health, Physical Educatiom and Pecreation, washington, D.C.: National Sciance Teachers Association, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Bethesda, Ni. PUB DATE Oct 69 NOTE 123p. AVAILABLE FROM superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 ($1.25) EDRS P ICE MF-$0.'-)5 HC-$6.59 DESCR1 mORS *Drug Abuse; Drug Addiction; Drug Legislation; Drug Therapy; Educational Programs; *Health Education: Inservice Education; Inservice Programs; *Inservice Teacher Education; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Marihuana; Narcotics; *Social Problems; Student School Relationship; Student Teacher Relationship; Teacher Responsibility; Youth; *Youth Problems ABSTRACT The bulk of this book is divided into 3 major sections: (1) teaching about drugs; (2) facts about drugs; and (3) supplementary reports which deal with legal aspects, prevention, drug use-student value correlations, motivation, etc. The section concerned with teaching about drugs provides concrete suggestions for elementary and secondary educators, as well as administrators. Much of the focus is on communication with youth. Facts are presented about marihuana, amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, and heroin. In addition, there are discUssions about drug dependence, One paper on pharmacologic therapy tor narcotic-dependent persons, and a fact sheet on tederal drug laws. Two shorter sections, which conclude the book, consider the use of films in drug abuse education and, in a somewhat ditterent vein, discuss the essential components of an inservice drug edrcation workshop. An annotated list of movies and a bibliography of selected references are included. (TL) ATTENTION This publication is undergoing revision. The new edition willinclude recently enacted Federal legislation relating to narcotics and dangerousdrugs. Meanwhile, certain sections of this book contain soon to be outdated andtherefore no longer accurate information regarding Federal penaltiesfor the possession and sale of dangerous drugs. The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of1970, passed in October'1970, has revised the Federal laws concerning drugabuse and will serve as a model for similar laws in the States. The new Federal scheduleof penalties, effective May 1, 1970, is summarized in the following. Marihuana Under the new Federal legislation, possessing or giving awaymarihuana is a misdemeanor instead of a felony, and minimum mandatorypenalties for such offenses are abolished. Ho wever, the penalties remain heavy.Possessing or giving away a small amount of marihuanawith no charge may bring up to 1 year im- prisonment and/or a $5,000 maximum fine. Punishment becomes more severefor a second and subsequent offenses,which are punishable by imprisonment up to 3 years and/or a maximum fine of$10,000. Heavy punishment confronts a person, at least 18 years of age, who distributes or sellsinarihuana, even for a trivial sum, to one who is under 21 years of age. For afirst offense, the penalty is imprisonment for up to .10 years and/or a $30,000 fine which goes up to 15 yearsimprisonment and a $45,000 fine for second or subsequent offenses. If a personis under 21 on a first offense, he may be placed on probation in lieu of sentencingand the official record of his arrest, trial and conviction may be erased aftersatisfactory coinple- tion of probation. Persons involved in a continuing criminal enterpriseface penal- ties of 10 years to life for the first offense, plus a $100,000fine and forfeiture of profits resulting from the enterprise. A second offense will bring20 years to life, and a $200,000 fine. Many State laws are more severe than the Federal law, dealing withmarihuana as if it were a narcotic. Stimulants These drugs are legally available only on a doctor's prescription.Under the new slation, illegal possession is punishable as follows: for a firstoffense, imprison- ment of up to 1 year and/or a maximum $5,000fine. Unlawful distribution or possession with intent to distribute may bring up to 5 years'imprisonment and/or a maximum $15,000 fine and a required2-year special parole term (except that cocaine is subject to stiffer penalties because it is legallyconsidered a narcotic). Involve- ment in a continuing criminal enterprise carries apenalty of from 10 years to life imprisonment, and a maximum $100,000 fine and forfeitureof profits from and interests in the enterprise that is in violation of the Act, if it is afirst offense. For a second 1_,r subsequent offense, penalties aredoubled. A person who is at least 18 who distributes amphetamines illegally to a person under 21 yearsof age is subject to imprisonment and/or fine twice that otherwiseauthorized. Sedatives Like the stimulant drugs, the sedative drugs are available only onprescription. The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of1970 controls abuse of the drugs in two ways. It provides for regulating manufacture,distribution, and possession. Thus, allregistered manufacturers, processors, and their suppliers, wholesale druggists, pharmacists, hospitals, clinics, public healthagencies, and research laboratories must keep accurate records of receipts and outflow. No pre- scription for a Lontrolled drug older than 6 months can be filled, nor can refills be made more than five times in a 6-month period. There are also strong penalties for illegal possession and distribution. The new Federal law replaces old penalties for illegal possession and distribution estab- lished under previous legislation. Illegal possession is punishable as follows: for a first offense, imprisonment of up to 1 year and/or a maximum $5,000 fine. Un- lawful distribution or possession with intent to distribute a barbiturate listed in the five schedules containing drugs with the highest abuse potential may bring up to 5 years' imprisonment and/or a maximum $15,000 fine, and a required 2-year special parole term for a first offense. Involvement in a continuing cAminal enter- prise (large scale trafficking) carries a penalty of from 10 years to life imprison- ment, and a maximum $100,000 fine, and forfeiture of profits from and interests in the enterprise. For second and subsequent offenses penalties are doubled. A per- son who distributesbarbiturates illegally to someone under 21 years of age is sub- ject,ifitis afirstoffense, to imprisonment and/or fine twice that otherwise authorized. LSD For unlawful possession of LSD, under the new le: ition, an offender is sub- ject to a inaximum of 1 year in jail and/or a $5,000 tine. On a first offense for possession, a person under 21 may be placed on probation, with his conviction erased from official criminal records if he meets the requirements of the probation period. Second and subsequent offenses are punishable by 3 years imprisonment and a $10,000 maximum fine. Fo '.. unlawful distribution, and possession with intent to distribute, penalties range up to 5 years and/or a $15,000 maximum fine, with a 2-year special parole term required. For involvement in a continuing criminal enterprise, penalties for a first offense range from 10 years to life, and $100,000 fine and forfeiture of profits from violation of the Act; for a second offense, 20 years to life, and a $200,000 fine and forfeiture as above. Any person at least 18 years of age who distributes LSD to a person under 21 years of age is subject to imprisonment and/or fine twice that otherwise authorized. Narcotics Under the new Federal penalty schedules, illegal possession is punishable as follows: for a first offense, imprisonment of up to 1 year and/or a maximum $5,000 fine. Second and subsequent offenses are punishable by up to 3 years' imprison- ment and/or a maximum fine of $10,000. For unlawful distribution of narcotics in the two schedules of highly dangerous drugs, and for possession with intent to distribute, if a first offense, the penalties are imprisonment up to 15 years and/or $25,000 maximum fine, with a 3-year special parole term required. Second and subsequent commissions of this offense are punishable by imprisonment or fine twice that otherwise authorized, and a spe- cial parole term of 6 years. The penalties are somewhat lower if the drug appears in Schedules HI through V, which include drugs with less abuse potential. A person who is at least 18 and who gives a narcotic to a person under 21 years of age is subject to imprisonment for up to 30 years for a first offense and 45 years for sub- sequent offenses and/or a fine twice that otherwise authorized. Those persons in.- volved in continuing criminal enterprise face imprisonment of 10 years to life, and a $100,000 fine and forfeiture of all profits gained from the enterprise. For a second offense, penalties are set at 20 years to life, a $200,000 fine, and forfeiture of profits. National Clearinghouse for Mental Health Information RESOURCE BOOK FOR DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Public Health Service Heath Services ate Mental Health Administration National White of Mental Heath Chivy nut Ma/ laid MIS Printed October 1969 Reprinted January 1971 4 The Drug Abuse Education Project of which this publication is a part was performed under contract No. PH 43-68-1471 for the National Institute of Mental Health by the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and the National Science Teachers Association of the National Education Association. Marvin R. Levy, Ed.D., was Project Director; Sanford J. Feinglass, Ph.D., Program Coordinator; A. L. Braswell, Ph.D., Science Consultant; Dallas Johnson, M.S., Coordinator of Instructional Materials; and Joseph Fiore lli, Audiovisual Specialist. Margot Davis and La Verne Holt assisted in the prepara- tion of this book and other resource materials and teaching aids emanating from the project.