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Ij soluble, drug can be misused^ easier^ Scientist, addict say Darvon dissolves nisskw j >m 113, >hments e Yoke, United Press International [GALVESTON — A heroin pict’s claim the commonly pre- ibetl pain-killer Darvon can be lected into the bloodstream has mi verified by two toxicologists, o fear the previously unreported ise may be widespread. II one drug addict knows how to this, I’m sure dozens of people know about it, said Dr. Walter J. Decker, a professor of Pharmacol ogy and Toxicology at the University of Texas medical branch. "The word travels very quickly among the members of the drug cult and the fact that people have been known to inject susbtances such as mild peanut butter and ice water into their veins indicates some Gerard depart- jwingin gram by Medical diversity iC, p.m. in 1 an elec- irat7:3D ic tale ol ned in a jne, wil nterview for inter- i., Allied >rs Inc, :ies Co, per Co, Penney, \ Soutb- meeting join the s had 43 ent) have t 2.8. meeting | i-k screen at 7 p.m. I f)ay party itle Rich rsity at' orth. Tbt m. in G. at Texas ;e during >3020 by iture I featuring g-gliding. loom msidering a.m- to! located in cture and griculture gineering first floor, nistration interview I for inter-1 Amo«J raft, Dow! nal Bank, I ated Cop I ft Group, f Insurancr umbergerl , Systems, f 1, Ruddeil m 216, G | /B [TEA sets Hopson question hearing The Texas Education Agency has set a March 13 hearing date concerning the school board’s termination of A6cM Consolidated Superintendent Fred Hopson’s contract. The hearing, which was requested by College Station resident Oran Jones, will he at 9 a.m. in Austin. It is open to the public. Jones, in a letter to the TEA, contends that the school board owes district taxpayers a detailed explanation of Hopson’s termination. The board terminated Hopson’s three-year contract on Nov. 20, citing "disagreements concerning educational policy and policy im plementation." A new contract, which ends June 30, was negotiated. In a Jan. 19 letter, TEA stall attorney David Ryan requested the school district to send to all of its records concerning the matter. The district sent the minutes of three board meetings, a copy ol Hopson’s original contract, a copy of the new contract, the board’s policies concerning citizen appeals and a copy of the resolution an nouncing Hopson’s removal. ’ Jack Wpocls, school district attorney, wrote in a cover letter in cluded with the records, that the matter should he handled by the school district since no law was broken. He also contends that Jones has no legal interest in the matter and (bat neither Hopson nor the hoard is contesting it. Woods also argues that the matter is not within TEA jurisdiction md should he dropped. VHEN YOU BUY A CALCULATOR, THINK ABOUT VHO’S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. It Loupot’s, We’re One of The State’s Largest Calculator Dealers : or A Reason — We Look Out For Our Customers. Buy A Calculator rom Lou. If Anything Goes Wrong With It Within 30 Days, He’ll laplace It With A New One. Or Loan You Another Calculator Free Me Yours Is Being Repaired. Our Business Is Built On Friendship — sn't That The Way It Should Be? 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The belief among scientists, and supported by Eli Lilly & Co. of In dianapolis, has been that Darvon cannot be dissolved. But Decker reported Monday he and Mike Green, director of the poison control center at UTMB, have proved that theory wrong. Green said a heroin addict con tacted him last September and re ported being able to circumvent the non-dissolving properties of the tab let and inject it into his veins, pro ducing an immediate high. The University of Texas medical researchers said they duplicated the dissolution in the lab, which sup ported the addict’s contention. Decker and Green said their only contact with Lilly was to inform the coating of Darvon, chemically known as propoxyphene natsylate. drug manufacturer about their re search and ask what composed the "By injecting propoxyphene, the user can direct the drug almost im mediately toward the central ner vous system, ’ Decker said. "Any number of factors can retard the ef fect of tablets taken orally.” The Texas researchers said more than 30 million Darvon prescrip- Texas researchers said injec tion into the bloodstream car ried a higher potential for mis- tions were filled in 1977 with 528 deaths attributed directly to misuse. They said injection into the bloodstream carried a higher poten tial for misuse. They also said undissolved parti cles of darvon could clog arteries. Decker and Green said they hoped the FDA would look into their report, to be presented to a meeting of the Society of Toxicology in New Orleans next month. THE BATTALION Page 7 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1979 LAMBDA SIGMA The Sophomore Honor & Service Society Invites All Freshmen with a 3.0 gpr minimum TO [Attend one of two meetings to obtain more information| [and an application for membership on either Tues. Feb. 13th or Wed. 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