Marijuana use has been increasing steadily at all
junior and senior high school levels, according fo a re-'
cent survey by the University of Michigan Institute for
Social Research. In a survey involving more than 1 6,000
students in 130 schools. Dr. I.loyd D. Johnston and col
leagues also found that :
Marijuana was by far the most widely used illicit
drug, with sixty per cent of the seniors reporting some
l use in their lifetimes, half in the past vear and more than
one-third in the month prior to the survey. Thirty per
cent had first used the drug during high school, but an
equal proportion had tried it earlier.
While 10.3 per cent reported daily or near-daily
marijuana use, only two-thirds as many 6.9 per cent
said they used alcohol thai often.
Overall marijuana use was "somewhat higher"
among male students, and daily use was "substantially
higher" than among females J2.7 per cent compared
10 7.3 per cent.
Annual marijuana use was reported by 47 per cent ,
of the college-bound versus 53 per cent of the non-'
college-bound students. " 1-
There was slight variation in annual marijuana use
by region of the country 61 per cent in the South and
Happiness Through Health v -
v - Marijuana Use
In High Schools . ,
- . By Otto McCIarrin
SAT.,ORCH 7.1S31
52 per cent in the West. It-was greatest in largest
metropolitan areas, where 59 per cent of the students
said they had used the drug in the last year, compared to
43 per cent in more rural area's j-- "
Until recently, there had been a trend toward think
ing that marijuana was not harmful to health. Since
1979, however, there has been an increase in the percen-0
tage of students who believe that marijuana use carries
"great risk." ' ' '
Nearly seventy per cent jof the students surveyed
disapproved of regular marijuana use roughly the
same negative rating as smoking; a pack or more of
cigarettes a day. ; -
Roughly a third of the students surveyed thought
Coping
Questions About Love
By Dr. Charles W. Faulkner
marijuana use should be entirely legal. Almost as many
-. thought it should be treated as a minor violation but not
4 a crime. And one-fourth believed it should still be a
. crime, -e - ;, Ixl,-:
' New Study Otes Perils: '
. . Marijuana smoking affects the lungs and reproduc-r
tive systems of young men ad women far more seriousW
than previously reported. With one-high school senior in
.three a "current user" of pot, newly surfaced warnings
t arc considered particularly serious, f; .'-r-K----.--r
For example: :' '" " . :'' --;?:i0
A Recent research found that smoking as few as four
r joints a week causes lung damage equivalent to that
caused by smoking sixteen cigarettes a day.
' flict physical beating upon the female only to have the
' female propose that she still loves her suitor very much
even though he has inflicted the beating. Can this be a
Case of love as in the sense advocated in this writing?
The obvious answer is' No! One of two things is possi
ble. Either the woman has a masochistic desire for,
beating or the husband has a sadistic desire to impose
pain and punishment. In either case, the possibility of
By smoking pot, both males and femafrs rM
damage to their reproduct ivc systems. MafcvMiffVt rmr-
mone losses that can cause impotence and a reduction in
sperm count. Fern ales suffer problem with ovulation..
New studies of animals indicate pot use also tripper v
miscarriage.;-v-.-Vt-. if.:y
A study in Jamaica, quoted In an earlier NIDA
report to Congress on "Marijuana and Health."" ami .
used by pro-marijuana forces, incorrectly played down
the risks to the lungs because the Jamaicans studied in
hale less than ' Americans do,' according to a study
published tfy the American Medical Association.
Dr. William Pollin, director of the National Institute
on Drug Abuse, recently prepared a siaicmem.
delivered to the House Select Committee on Narcotics
which contained more than sixty.footnotes referring m
recent pot studies outlining adverse biological effee".
Many of the studies rebut past claims that marijuana i
relatively harmless.
"Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tttl
the itrict truth." Mark Twain
there being a psychological maladjustment
man tne possibility or love.
eater
Your questions are welcomed. Suggestions for future
articles of this and other articles1 are available for in
dividual use, discussion groups, and classroom use. AH
letters and inquiries should he sent to: Dr. Charles W .
Faulkner, P.O. Box.50016. Washington, DC 20004.
Dear Dr. Faulkner:
1 would like to ask you, an expert in human behavior,
three questions about love: (I) Can a person love more
than one person at the same time? (2) What is "love at
first sight?" ar.d (3) Can a woman love a man who beats
her all the time?
Cynthia, Norfolk, Va.
Dear Cynthia:
ti -. ;o yv
(
w.
questions follow:
-.an be in low with two or more per-
..)? A series of answers may be given
i
I esHhsmost
KSttf tO
fromymirbcoi!
tatrf,My'Vfluftilr r-inrum iiiiull ii i
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
By Sherry Thompson
In these days of inflation, consumers are making '
tlieir savings dollars work harder for them than
in years past. People are realizing that idle funds
don't make sense, and many are investing their
u.uney in mgner-paying savings
to this question each of which would be dependent upon ;
the conditions that exist at a specific time. If one could
find complete satisfaction and fulfillment of all needs
and desires through an association with two members of
the opposite sex and the two persons could find a
mutual fulfillment of needs and desires with both
associating with the same individual, a state, of love
could exist. However, by social conditioning, people
desire the sole possession of the attention1 of another
person and likely woujd be unhappy if required to share
the object of one's affections. ; ;
(2) What is "love at first sight?" 'Love "at first sight" is
an immediate, impulsive, emotional reaction to a
member of the opposite sex. Generally, in this state the
party "falling in love at first sight" is overcome by an
emotional state that allows him to see only the appealing
factors in the opposite sex with little or no regard for the
unappealing factors. Usually this is a state of irrationali
ty as opposed to rationality. Love, in the conventional
sense, is of short duration inasmuch as it usually
dissipates once the emotional state is overcome and the
"real" or actual character of the other party is unveiled.
One arrives at a more rational and reasonable state and
is able to determine if the negative factors outweigh the
positive ones and if the other party is now as appealing
as previously thought.
(3) Can a woman love a man who beats her all the time?
In a conventional love affair, the male partner may in-
Get the First Cap
ital "Plus" in short-term savings
r
G-MONTH
BONUS CERTIFICATES
Annud interest rate
A
55CCO Kir&num Depot! Interest compounds)
daily for an annual yield of 1 1 .626
PtnSwSy for cssfy xfimtixztfsL
Rate good through March 18 '
12-MONTH SAVINGS
CERTIFICATES
Annual Interest rata
$25CJtantaiumDcposXlncompow
dally for an annual yield of 12.185
Peflforesrhvnhdr&vai.
Rate good through March 18
upto$1C3C9
Norlhgstt U3, next to Roses
Durham 223-1241
Chapel H551 929-0438
Sherry Thompson
ceruucaies ai meir oanK, sucn as
me six-monin ceriincate. . f
tincates is tied to the rate paid on
six-month federal treasury bills
which changes each week. How
ever, once a certificate is issued
the rate is fixed for each six-month
term. Bank deposit records show
that consumers watch the chane.
ing rates closely, because when rates go up, greater
amounts of savings certificate deposits are taken in.
Six-month certificate regulations require a minimum
deposit of $10,000.
The six-month savings certificate was authorized
in June 1978. Prior to that, the rates that could be
offered to consumers on all savings certificates were ,
set at fixed levels which did not vary with money
market changes. Time options available on these
certificates ranged from 30 days to eight years. The
rates paid were set by federal regulations.
Consumers have learned how to get the most
advantage from the six-month savings certificate.
Many people set up a plan whereby the interest
earned on their certificate is automatically trans
ferred to their savings or interest-bearing checking
account on a monthly or quarterly basis. In this way,
their interest earns interest.
Another popular savings option is the thirty-month
savings certificate, which has been available only
since January 1980 and requires a minimum invest
ment of $500. The interest rate for new certificates
is based on the federal treasury bills and changes
every two weeks. Again, the purchase rate is fixed
for the term.
Most banks offer compounding in the thirty-month
savings certificates that increases the yield on
savings certificates. There is a maximum ceil
ing on the interest rates banks can pay, as set by
federal regulations, and there is a penalty for early
withdrawal on the thirty- and six-month certificates.
Consumers are showing they like the guaranteed
yield that savings certificates offer. Savings certifi
cates also carry the protection of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Sherry Thompson, a hanker for nine years, is a Personal Banker
at Wachovia Bank anil Trust Company's Eden office.-
Reagan's Attack
(Continued from paue 14)
taxes at the same time."
In his State of the Union message the
President asserted that the "taxing power of
the government must be used to provide
revenues for legitimate Government pur
poses. It must not be used to regulate the
economy or bring about social change." If
the President believes this, then he is in for a
rude awakening. The legitimate function of
.government is to protect the interests of the
people and to defend the safety of all
Americans. Moreover, the function of the
government is to reflect the interests and will
of all the people and not merely of the cor-
porations. In the past the people have sup
ported government in its attempt to redress
social inequities and they continue to do so
today. Let us all, therefore, mark the PrcsN
dent's words, for they will come back to
haunt him and the, Republican Party he
heads in 1982 and beyond. 1
Norman Hill is president of the A , Philip
Randolph Institute, a civil rights and trade
, union organization.
iaapsffiis
fSettgrau&i
Extra' I
' M
X 6
h ' l
f-1 l T-X
I
4
ivoms
4-
3
MTH.ttO MIO OTT1.CO X
""ciBuna o lounwit . "
, WlHWilu (VI to MOO
& 'i ii""" " BS5S&
v 'tJ9 .... .
JWB Til..1 - t' t , ;
" : tamwn., 1
'
III
V ' 4 V' 4 "
.
3
3.