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KATHLEEN REEVES
Reporter
th when the rkp 1 ' 6 are plenty of drug and
nty Couriati ll 10 * a I 3use programs in the
erkins whet Ril-College Station area for
er of Shen • ( I ren > ^ot nothing is offered
$45,000. the parent who just wants to
og is Bader’ :ome informed,
is a friendol: Parents who would rather
i had recent to a professional than read
our years eariiut drugs and alcohol may
e settlement did up paying for it — depend-
s death. $ g on how long they want to
her son, Walt®
been involvt So, a group of local residents
the deceased |ve formed a task force
iy and Hem ainst drug and alcohol abuse
in the fami help adults become informed
competency out drugs before their chil-
tder was com en do.
irmh" 1 Citizens Against Substance
‘."'i >use is a task force of about 20
13 c 7Bcilizens. The group was or-
1 as H',™ nized last fall after the show-
i hospuaiud of the film, “The Chemical
ate at a met i. i „ . , ,
jople. The two-part show,
, , , |ted by Nancy Reagan, fo
lder denied lltB ’ ’ & >
cused on several communities
that were successful in decreas
ing alcohol and drug problems
through similar task force orga
nizations.
Jo Ann Carroll, senior officer
for Brazos Residents Against
Drug Abuse, coordinated the
task force’s initial meeting.
“Our main goal is informing
the parents about how harmful
drugs are,” she said. “Kid’s
know more than the parents
do.”
One of the main goals of the
group is to clear up the miscon
ceptions some parents have
about drugs. The group also
wants to educate parents who
might not have ever been ex
posed to the drug environment
as they were growing up.
She said parents who do
know a little about drugs such
as marijuana got their informa
tion during their youth in the
1960s. She said that marijuana
has become more addictive and
more harmful over the years.
“In the late 1960s the po- ments of Bryan and College
tency of the drug was not as Station. CASA wants to develop
bad,” she said. “But now the a program for adults that in
chemical content is extremely forms the parents of the symp-
high and very addictive.” toms, gives them alternatives on
Carroll said one of the goals how to handle the problem, and
of CASA is to increase parent’s gives them a list of referrals,
awareness of the reality of drug “We can’t deal with the prob-
abuse. She said the group wants
to alert parents of the symp
toms of drug and alcohol abuse.
“We want to educate parents
of children not yet involved,”
Carroll said.
number of a CASA member
who has volunteered his name
or take the number of the caller
and have a CASA member call
him back.
Although CASA’s mem
bership is open to any resident
of Brazos County, the group is
She said many adults take on
the attitude that it won’t happen
in Bryan-College Station be
cause it only happens in big cit
ies. She said parents also like to
believe they know their children
well enough and think their
child knows better than to get
mixed up with drugs.
Many of the children are ed
ucated about drugs and alcohol
abuse in schools through their
health classes or by programs
put on by the police depart-
0/2e oT the goals of CASA is to increase
parent's awareness of the reality of drug
abuse. The group wants to alert parents of
the symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse.
icompeience.
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lem itself,” Carroll said. “We
can refer the parents to some
one who is equipped to handle
the problem. What we mainly
want to do is to prevent drug
and alcohol abuse through par
ent awareness.”
CASA also is discussing the
possibility of having a hotline
that parents can call if they ever
need any information about
drugs or drug abuse. Someone
would be paid to answer the
phone and give out the phone
fairly small at only 20. Carroll
said many people feel that if
they get involved it will mean
their children have a drug
problem. She said there is a cer
tain stigma attached to the
group and people would rather
not have their name involved.
She also said many people are
waiting to see if CASA will take
off as a recognized organiza
tion.
“People don’t want to volun
teer their time or money to a
group that might go down the
drain,” she said. “People want
to wait and see if we are serious
about what we say we are going
to do. They want to be sure that
we will do what we promise.”
Lane Allen, resource chair
man for CASA, said he feels
that people have a complacent
attitude about drugs. He said
people think that it doesn’t af
fect them so there is no reason
to become involved.
Allen said the programs the
group wants to develop will
have drug paraphenalia to show
parents what it looks like, a film
which illustrates the problem,
and a brochure giving more de
tailed information. Allen said
there will be people the parents
can talk to to give their own per-
sonnal experiences. The pro
gram will answer any questions
and give suggestions on how to
talk to the child.
“We want to give the parents
all the information possible be
fore their kid’s get invloved,”
Allen said. “What they do with
the information is thetr deci-
Funding is a big problem the
group is facing right now. Car-
roll said the group will have to
depend on fund raising pro
jects, membership dues, dona
tions and some state grants.
CASA is in the process of trying
to make donations tax deduct
ible and see what state grants
they might be eligible for.
Allen said many people in the
group have been using money
out of their own pocket to help
with the costs.
Publicity is the next biggest
problem the group is facing.
“People have to know who we
are and that we exist before
they can help us,” Allen said.
Carroll said there was a lot of
publicity for “The Chemical
People” because it was shown
nationwide. She said many of
the local service organizations
in the area paid the publicity
costs for the film. Carroll said
that since the group is so small
and just starting out there just
isn’t enough money to pay for
publicity and all of the things
needed for the programs.
Mother’s Day card because
hubby couldn’t find one in the
store to fit their situation. It will
start out: “Mother’s Day Greet
ings to an almost Mother.”
did it. I’ve never quite tasted
anything quite like this.”
(I a formalfcl
— Somewhere a mother will
der is penfilr 5 P erfecl ” when trying on
simding foi too ' lar & e or l °o-small baseball
uler oj sjii! l P ; P lckef I oul b y I ier I itl,e s I u g-
ey are tr).ii|l A 1 nc ! l a I1 1 1 l 0 1 Lhe f. I w , ho is S^ en
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tiding for w.shmg for.
— Countless mothers, unac-
appeal to istomed as they are, will be
Court, atmt'ved breakfast in bed. Some
en claimed ill I have breakfast served at
ed due praieni when the pint-sized waiter
gaily detaif waitress trips over a sleeping
horities. og, slipper or shoelace,
h court rejftij-f- One mother-to-be (for the
— A mother told to stay out
of the kitchen while dad and the
kids prepare a festive dinner
will be a study in self-control as
she sits quitely in the family
room, watching a baseball game
on television. She will ignore
sounds and odors of major or
minor disasters in the kitchen.
A super conscientious
mother worries about homage
at Mother’s Day making the
kids feel guilty over being born.
She’ll give the kids presents,
saying, “If it weren’t for you, I
wouldn’t be a mother.”
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— When presented with
burned cookies made by her
pint-sized baker, a mom will
next bite into what seems like a
charcoal chip lump. She will
speak the truth when she says,
“Honey, I don’t know how you
— Many mothers will get
promises wrapped in hugs and
kisses. The kids will promise I-
Owe-You gifts. Fixing a broken
chair. Cleaning up messy rooms
once a week instead of twice a
year. A few promises will be de
livered later. Many won’t. By in
tuition, moms know kids get
carried away when they make
promises on Mother’s Day. Be
ing mothers, they understand.
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