A8& MONTREAL (CP) — Pill- poppers are seeking help in increasing numbers to rid themselves of their addiction, rehabilitation specialists say. For example, three days a week Mado, 47, married and the mother of three, finishes her job as a part-time wait- ress and heads for an un- marked flat in the city’s east end. There she undergoes treat- ment for her long-time addic- tion to drugs obtained by legal prescription. The flat houses Alterna- tives, a drug rehabilitation centre run by the Quebec social affairs department that treats about 110 clients at a time. About 25 per cent of Al- ternatives' clients are women in their 40s addicted to pres- cription drugs. While no fig- ures for the number of addicts treated during pre- vious years are available, Ross i director of CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 22,. 1981 Cenire offers heip 1 to pill addicts our clinets is 29. We treat people of all ages but the big difference'is that the young ones are usually addicted to illicit drugs, the older women almost exclusively to pres: eription drugs.” Until early this year, Mado was addicted to tranquilizers and sleeping pills. She had suffered several serious houts of depression through- out the last 16 years, prec- ipitated — she thought — by the drinking of her husband. Last year she left home, feeling she couldn't stand the situation any longer, but her depressed state continued as did her consumption of pills. GIVEN MORE PILLS When finally, her docter had her admitted to hospital for six weeks to treat her depression, she was given more Valium and sleeping ills. Despite the fact things had volunteers at the organi- zation, says the number of middle-aged women being treated is increasing steadily. ,- But Yvon Jasmin, director of one of two Alternatives treatment centres, thinks the organization is reaching only about one per cent of local women, who are hooked on tranquillizers and sleeping pills. Robinson says women tike Mado have only begun to ask for hlep, but he thinks it is because of an earlier lack of facilities. BEGUN BY STUDENTS “Alternatives began in the 60s as a project of some McGill students who were concerned about students with drug problems,” says Robinson. “Gradually we got away from being a student- oriented group to a commun- ity organization. -- “Today the average age of d at home with her now non: -drinking husband, Mado still needed her pills. She never thought herself addicted until one evening a friend from her days at Al-anon, a counselling organ- ization for families of “alco- holics, suggested she might have a problem with pills and suggested Alternatives. "I was shocked," she says. “['d never thought about the ibility of son” fication centre at St. Luc's Hospital.” WITHDRAWAL PAINFUL Some experience the same side effects as the illicit drug-taker, who quits “cold turkey," — stomach cramps, aching muscles and bones, “Withdrawal is severe enough that few want to have to go through it again,” says Jasmin, . ‘The goal at Alternatives is not just to withdraw an addict from drugs but to get at the root of the tension or depression, ‘We try to teach her to deal with the problems that ‘ caused her to take the pills in the first place. If we can do that, it's unlikely she'll turn again to pi Saar "habit began when she was 18, when a doctor p: d 2028 for ming with her fiance, he suf- fered a cramp and drowned. Now 4 fragile, 89-year-old, she blamed herself for not being able to prevent the drowning, Through those years, she was in hospital for an ulcer operation and kidney failure and treated for a suicide attempt. Five years ago, a kidney » -apecialist told her she would be dead within the year is she" didn't stop taking drugs. He referred her to Alternatives. “I lived in for the first two weeks and I still had a lot of Fain, They taught me relax- ation exercises which were 80 painful in the beginning that I cried when X did them. “What really helped me was a wonderful therapist who showed me how to menstrual cramps, When the presciption was used up, her mother gave her 222s reg- ularly. They were her main- stay for 20 years. At university, while swim- d myself and deal with my guilt. After two years as a client, Hannah no longer craved drugs. She stayed on as a volunteer for four more years. Confidence lacking VANCOUVER (CP) — A lack of confidence, not com- petence or skill, prevents many women from becoming Jasmin says few of the women think of their pills as drugs, merely as medicine. But they are just as addicted as the street kid on heroin. Ha client has been taking a very high daily dose of tranquilizers, it is dangerous for her to stop the dosage all at once. “She can have a cardiac arrest, It has to be done over a period of weeks. Sometimes we send her to the detoxi- leaders, says uni- versity lecturer Diana Ca- wi “One of the most seriouis issues 1. encounter... is that women lack a really positive self-concept that says: ‘I can manage my own life, make decisions that have an im- pact,” said Cawood, a Uni- versity of B.C. commerce de- partment lecturer. “Without that confidence, you are on very. slippery ground. The slightest hesi- tation from the team you're leading makes you doubt yourself. 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DAVE DANIEL Res. 365-6892 and More. y 21 Big Rock Reality “Team". of “North America’: s' Number 1 Top sollers $15,500.00 i { t i 5 Jays win over Milwaukee By Mike Rutsey TORONTO (CP) — Even ona cold night, Moose Haas has a warm feeling when he- - steps to the mound at Exhi- bition Stadium, Although the temperature at game time was a chilly three degrees, Haas, an ama- teur magician off the field, mesmerized Toronto “ Blue. Jays batters Tuesday night as he scattered nine hits while pitching the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory. “I won my first major league baseball game here in 1977,” Haas recalled. “But I'm just glad to see us come in here and win two games so far. “Toronto has kept us down the last couple of years (21-36 lifetime). They've beat us a- lot: We don't seom to play well against Toronto, Seattle and Minnestoa, and that has been one of our problems.” Haas, who turned 25 today, had few problems against the Jays, Seven of the nine hits were singles and he had a shutout going after seven innings, - the offence was supplied by Ben Oglivie, who went 3-for-4 including a three-run, homer in the sixth inning. -- The Brewers carried a 10 lead into the sixth on Ogli-- _ vie's run when the left fielder scored after John Mayberry» booted ‘Roy Howell's groun- der, Cooper started the sixth with back-to-back singles, setting the stage for Oglivie. ENDS SLUMP ‘The Brewers’ added two runs in the seventh on Paul Molitor’s run-scoring double which snapped a O-for-22 slump and Yount’s sacrifice fly. ‘The Jays finally scored in the eighth on Alfredo Grif- fin's run-scoring single. Mey: Robin Yount and Cecil berry’s homer in the ninth was his second of the year. All of the Brewers runs were scored against Dave Stieb, Stieb, who has lost his last eight starts has not received much help from his team- mates. In his three starts this. year — 21 innings — the Jays have failed to score a run. He lasted seven innings Tuesday before being lifted for Joey McLaughlin. Jays manager Bobby Mat- tick is more perturbed by the 0-8 streak than the lack of runs,” “I wish we could give him a run or two and -give him: something to work. with,”- Mattick said, “With his lack of experience, he just bears down all the time. “But we're going to have a long talk with Dave. I think he's getting his ball’ up too much. Last year he used to have a hard sinker. Now it's Joe rests at Arlington. WASHINGTON (AP) = Joe Louis, boxing’s Brown Bomber, is being hailed in life as in death as-an American hero and patriot who was available “when the country. needed that lift.” : Louis, a sharecropper's son who shouldered the spirit of black Americans and wore boxing’s heavyweight crown arecord 12 years, was buried Tuesday in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery among the war heroes of the United States. “He will be at rest here in Arlington,” a “fitting, a unforgettable Americans of our time,” President Reagan said in a statement read by Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger. Reagan, convalescing from a gunshot wound .to the chest, waived regulations to allow Louis to be buried in ‘Arlington. The former cham- . pion rose. to the rank of sergeant during: the Second World War when he gave Barrow said of his father. “You-were available when the country needed that Hit. Louis; one of 11 children, shortened his name-when he started fighting so that his mother would not learn of his ions for ser- » who would” have been 67 next month, died of a heart attack April 12. He was accorded a 21-gun salute and taps were played before his golden casket. was Jowered into the ground on a grassy hillside near_the Tomb -0f,the Unknown Soldi gra heavyweight champions — Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Fra- zier and Muhammad Ali — and several thousand fans. “You were a patriot, you served your country well,” . Bombers'‘are quick at signing © * WINNIPEG (CP) — : While quarterback Dieter Brock remains the outstanding holdout, Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League are for far ahead in their. signing of veterans this year: ~ “We had 20 players’ un- : signed ‘when ‘we went to training camp, last year,” Earl Lunsford, general man- ager, said in an interview. “This year, I don’t think we'll have any more than five or six.” Among those unsigned are members are Brock's offen- sive backfield including to backs Mark B: “T talked with Dicter and his agent last week and I hope they're looking at some things too,” said Lunsford. “I would like to think things aren't so locked-in that we can't work something out. Pl call Dieter next week and we'll go at it again.” Ee Brock ‘has asked to be traded rather than play the final year of his contract this season in Winnipeg. ’ The core of the Bombers’ defensive secondary is also a senso away from free agent : statu: uP Neither halfbacks Régeie Pierson, 28, of Oklahoma State University, nor Paul backup Dan Huclack, a kickers Trevor Kennerd, 25, and Bob Cameron, 24, as well as receiver Bob O'Doherty, 26. Willie Miller, the Bombers’ exciting running back, will be entering the second year of a three-year contract. The latest announced sign- ings are offensive guards Willie Thomas, 25, and Larry Butler, 28, acquired last year from Hamilton Tiger Cats in exchange for all-star kicker Bernie Ruoff. A Canadian, Thomas was acquired via waivers from . in 1978 * Calgary Bennett, a 26-year-old Can- adian acquired last season from Toronto _ Argonauts, have signed: Also unsigned is cornerback Vince Phason, 27, of Denver, Colo. who joined the Bomber sin 1977. BRILLIANT SEASONS Both Pierson and Bennett had ‘a ‘brilliant 1980 season, sharing the spotlight in pass interceptions. Phason was a steady. performer but. ob- servers say he will be sev- erely tested at-the corner during: next. months training camp. Defensive end Tony Nor- , man‘also has not agreed to terms. Norman, 28, a grad- uate of University of “Ala- bama, arrived here well into the 1980 season. Despite several key, plays, including an interception against Cal- gary in-last fall’s playoffs, he and played in all.16 regular season games last year at : guard or centre. With fingers crossed, Lunsford is d to get stiff com- petition at the tryouts. As to whether or not Brock ‘will play‘ this year -for the . Bombers, Ellis Rainsberger, few peo-;;. problem’ in'signing the hold- outs, except-for Brock who is reported to be seeking a: guaranteed: five-year-salary of more than $300,000 a year. coach, put the sit- uation in perspective. -“We're putting together two playbooks,”. he said. “One. with Brosks, one with- out.” ‘ . He ‘won. the heavyweight “title June’ 22, 1937, when he knocked out’ James J. Braddock in eight ’ rounds at Chicago's ‘Comis- key Park. Although he made millions in the ring, Louis suffered financial difficulties, As a re-- sult, a year ster retiring in- to regain. ] his. ‘> against Rockey en ‘ ; one of the Jets’ top players - and Bakere was opening the who beat the form in eight rounds. Loui's pro career 17 years and 71. fights, of which he won 68..He de- fended his title a record 25 times. ‘ Fire destroys stadium box at Harvard CAMBRIDGE, MASS. {AP) — Winds of up to 75 kilometres an hour hampered firefighters Tuesday morning as they battled. a. six-alarm blaze that. d d the va- not as. consistent and isn’t stinking as much. “But he still pitched a good ball game for us." ‘Lake Placid stars have had a busy time By Ross Hopkins GOTEBORG, SWEDEN (CP) — A lot has happened to Dave Christian: and Bill Baker in the 14 months since they. stood together at the blue’ line. of the Olympic fieldhouse’ in Lake‘ Placid, N.Y.; and. watched the Stars and Stripes being: raised, signifying one of the most in- Credible success. stories in Olympic hockey: history. he memory of that gold: medal performance by, the United States hockey team is still vivid in the minds of the - two players, both of whom turned professional with Can- adian clubs ‘in the National * Hockey League. “It’s something noen of us will forget,” said Christian. “It was the culminatien of six months of work toward a | ssingle goal — a goal we’ achieved,” aided Baker. Following ° "Lake: Placid, Ghristian joined Winnipeg Jets, while Baker went to Nova Scotia Voyagerus, Mon- treal Canadiens’ farm club in thé American.” ‘Hockey League. Both performed ad- mirably in the few pro games ri ‘ + will be: joined by 7. ke ea yeaa already had -established ‘himself ‘as campaign with the’ Cana- diens, FACES A CHALLENGE But Baker,. 24, faced -the . bigger challenge, trying to erack ‘a defensive corps that included Serge Savard, ‘Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Rod‘ ;Langway and Brian Engblom. "He didn't A to sed omich action’. ‘as . the. Canadiens _ farmed. him | out - to” Nova. Scotia before Christmas. Then on’ the day of: the NHLtrading deadline - last month, Baker was sent to Colorado Rockies for future cant press box atop :78-year- . old Harvard Stadium. Built in 1908, ‘the ivy-covered sta- dium is the oldest reinforced concrete football stadium, in the U.S. Sweden downs Czechoslovakia’ at world match’ GOTEBRG,, SWEDEN (CP) — Sweden upset Czech- oslovakia 4-2 today at the . world hockey tournament. “The ’ triumph put the .’ Swedes in second place in the championship pool with a 21-1 won-lost-tied record. Sweden: also has beaten Canada 8-1, while losing 4-1 to the Soviet Union. Sweden - ‘also drew 3-3 with: Czecho- slovakia, now 1-2-1, in a pre- liminary round contest that counted for the medal stand- ings. * Czechoslovakia took . an early 1-0 lead when Vladimir Martinec scored just 49 sec- onds into the. game. But Roland Eriksson tied the game at 4:45 and Anders Haakansson gave the Swedes a 2-1 lead. at 9:41. -Haakansson gave Sweden a two-goal lead by scoring his second goal of the game and only.:goal of the second period, at 17:28, © ~ ‘Lennart Nordberg put the Swedes ‘up 4-1 just 30. sec- * onds ‘into the third period. Martinec got his second goal of the game, at 17:29, to close out. the ‘scoring for Czech- ostovakia, and “it finally , gave me the chance to be a’ regular.” While . Baker, Montreal's fifth pick in the 1976 amateur. . draft, was faced with the dif-’ ficuJt’ task of cracking the lineup of a club that had woh the Stanley Cup five of the previous six seasons, Chris- tian was joining a club which had no where to go but up. “It was different and it was tough,” Christian said of his - adjustment to pro hockey. “But I was accepted well by“ the players." Baker agreed, saying his reception by the Canadiens . “was the same as any other. player. coming in there from what I could gather.” Christian was the Jets’ leading scorer this season with zs eta and 48 assistain 80 gal NEEDS IMPROVEMENT \ Despite his 71-point, out- put, Christian says there are a couple of things he has to improve.on — & arid” concentration. 2 Baker's NHL season was limited to 24 games, 11 with." the Canadiens. and 13 with Colorado — “and in a lot of those games with Montreat 1 . only got on the ice for one or two shifts.” He picked up just three assists, all at Colorado. Both players. say they didn't know what to expect when’ they came here, but hoped the club would at least qualify for the championship und. te didn't, losing two of its three preliminary round’ matches‘ and: dropping’ into the consolation round. : eee if you ‘are interested In buying or. ‘building check on a Credit Union Mortgage Loa © Repayment ferms up 0 25 years . 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Josafatow, ca] tain of the 1980-81 Saints was , one of the top setters in. the Totem Conference this. past-. season. + (Frick has also hamed two serving and defensive spect: Ke i whose heights are over and Rand ‘Wayling of Castl gar. power hitter Doug- ‘Ag- new. of. Nelson’ ‘and’ setters. John -Josafatow ‘of Robso and ‘Wayne Taiji of: Nelson. cluding 64" Norm Hanson ‘of Salmo, ‘recent! added by) y Secondary ‘school : to join milkirun The B C. ‘School’ Sports ‘Milk Run, the largest fitness nutrition event of its kind in Canada, will be staged at sec: ondary. schools ' throughout. ee provirice, including Stan-. vited:to make a coin contri- bution. Upon completion, of | the course, everyone will re- ceive a carton of milk and a Milk Run sticker. ‘Last Year, over 160,000 British - raised - a in Castlegar, on the af- ternoon of Wednesday, April A record 390 schools’ and an estimated 177,000 parti- cipants will join together for “the third. year ‘to celebrate “School Sports, Week in Can-, © During | the week, each a vincial ‘secondary school Athletic Association spon- sora :special events to rec ognize the important role schoo] sports play in the fit- ness,: erawth and overall de- $27,500, e the, province's -erippled | children, Under the. -banner of "1981 —' The ‘Year of the Disabled,” this year's proceeds have been ear marked to the Variety Club of British Columbia, the B.C. “Blind Sports Association and - the B.C.: Wheelchair Sports Association. Many. BC. schools will be “joined .by. prominent sport, political and media’ person- alittes, as well as blind and disabled athletes, as they run to celebrate “the other half of The honorary chairman of School Sports Week in Canada is the minister of Fitness and Ama- teur Sport, the, Honorable Geraid A. Rega ‘The B.C. “Bchool Sports » Milk Run is a 3 km. walk, jog: or run operated by the B.C, School _through the assistance. of the. “B.C. Dairy Foundation... In’ conjunction with -“1981.— The Year of the Disabled,” each participant will be in- Germans shock’ U.S. with win in world action GOTEBORG, SWEDEN {CP).—-. West Germany: sur- prised the United States with a strong game in skating to a 6-2 victory Tuesday in the, relegation pool at the world hockey tournament, The vic- tory was a measure of re-- enge for the West Germans, who had ‘carried a 6-4 lead into the third period of their previous contest with the Americans but lost 10-6. oi at SOGBBB6. ‘ ion,” secondary school athletics. Parents fail to - show at annual soccer meeting Sports Federation’ . ‘ ing of Castlegar and District Minor: Soccer was not able to conduct busi- ness ‘this week because 3 quorum of 10 or more was no present, Marv Hart, nomin- ved | for president, said. “Seven interested parents were at: our meeting. We 2 per says ‘Vancouver’ entrepreneur Nelson’ ake bania has relinquished hia “sof Nelson and I’'m;in Process of divvying: é up.” sald Scurfield o day after the. Flames’! bwin over Philadelphia Fly- The annual general meet- ¢ Association © MONTREAL (CP):— La: Presse newspaper says right. . winger ‘Mike Bossy of New’: York Islanders. received ‘| death threats in January and. would like to leave New York” and continue ‘his National ;; Hockey League. career with North Port tenia Island, ‘and private ; securi guards Jor, Pierre Lacroix, is quo’ as. saying: “I was. staying with him at the time, and the have had a total registration to date of 120 children; this means there are 200 parents who didn't attend this annual meeting. Without parent ‘help, the soccer association will not be able to function. Another at-, tempt to hold. the annual” general meeting will be held -on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ‘atthe ‘sports complex, In- terested nts are asked to _phone Louise Gjennestad at 366-8218 or Conrad Brattebo’ or Que-: bec Nadel The riewapaper says Bossy” received death threats from the boyfriend: of a.young woman he counselled to kick’;.. her drug habit. They.came at, the time Bossy was trying to surpass: Maurice , Richard's lasted through the, “last ‘three games.” > Bossy, a, 24-year-old Mon- treal native who scored 68 , goals for the season to top: . NHL scorers, has finished. “the second year of a two-year. contract and is expected to ‘play out his option next ses: standard of 50 - goals: in: the’. son. " Police patrols ere * creased in the aroa of Dossy’