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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1964
BOOKLET LISTS MOORE COUNTY GROUPS
Services Aid N. C. Alcoholics
The Education Division, State
Department of Mental Health,
has released a North Carolina di
rectory, “Sources of Help for the
Alcoholic and His Family,” and
mailed over 750 copies to key
state and local agencies and in
dividuals who deal with their
problems.
Dr. Norbert Kelly, director, es
timates that 125,000 persons in
the state are afflicted with alco
holism. Of these only a small
minority have ever been treated
for the illness and most of those
who have experienced many of
its worst aspects before reaching
treatment, he said.
“If we are ever to make a dent
in this tremendous problem, we
must get more alcoholics into a
treatment situation and get them
there earlier in theii illness,” he
said. Those receiving directories
can help accomplish this.
Directories were mailed to
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welfare departments, probation
and patrole officers, clerks of
court and judges, family service
and mental health agencies, and
community alcoholism programs.
Directories are available to any
one on request to: ALCOHOL
ISM, Box 9494, Raleigh, N. C.
Unfortunately, the patient’s
illness is usually in the middle
or late stages before he comes to
the attention of these groups. Dr,
Kelly pointed out. “We also need
to reach the alcoholic whose ill
ness is developing but not yet
recognized as an illness by those
closest to him even though tell
tale symptoms are present,” he
said.
It is in this area that families
and employers can be the
“earliest casefinders” because the
early signs of alcoholism shows
first in the home and then on the
job, he said. In the absence of
“tried and proved” techniques
for early diagnosis or casefinding
in alcoholism, the best protection
is to know what the early signs
are. Even then the problem of
getting the patient to accept help
remains, but the earlier he does
the greater his chances for re
covery will be, the physician
noted.
Dr. Kelly said that everyone
can aid in the early diagnosis and
treatment of alcoholism by “ac
cepting the first signs of a drink
ing problem as warnings of a
progressive illness instead of go
ing along with the person’s de
nial that he is losing control.”
County Groups Listed
A copy ■ of" the “Sources of
Help” booklet sent to The Pilot
lists the following groups and
programs available in Moore
County, with their time and
place of meeting, mail address
and telephone numbers to call
for further information or assist
ance:
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Southern Pines—Meets at Em
manuel Episcopal Church, E
Massachusetts Ave. at 8 p. m. on
Mondays, P. O. Box 917, Tele
phone, 692-3648.
Aberdeen—^Meets at Commu
nity House, at 8 p. m., Tuesdays
and Saturdays. P. O. Box 233.
Telephones WI4-1629 and WI4-
1469.
Carthage Meets at Jaycee
Clubhouse at Fairgrounds at 8 p.
m., Fridays, P. O. Box 481, Tele
phone Carthage WH7-5360.
Note: The directory also lists,
among Alcoholics Anonymous
groups in state prison units, one
at the Carthage prison camp,
meeting at 7 p. m. each Wednes
day.
The booklet describes the Alco
holics Anonymous program,
which operates nation-wide, as
follows:
“Alcoholics Anonymous is a
fellowship of men and women
who share their experience,
strength and hope with each oth
er that they may solve their com
mon problem and help othersc to
recover from alcoholism.
“The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop
drinking. There are no dues or
fees for A. A. membership; the
organization is self-supporting
through its own contributions. A.
A. is not allied with any sect, de
nomination, politics, organiza
tion or institution; does not wish
to engage in any controversy;
neither endorses nor opposes any
causes. The primary purpose of
A. A. members is to stay sober
and help other alcoholics to
aiihieve sobriety.”
Al-Anon Family Group
Only one of these groups is
listed in Moore County—at Aber
deen, P. O. Box 393, Telephone
WI4-1179.
The Al-Anon Family Group is
a program with which the public
is less familiar than with A. A.
Its purpose is described in the
booklet:
“The Al-Amon Family Groups
are a fellowship of the wives,
husbands, relatives, and friends
of alcoholics who are banded to
gether to try to solve their com
mon proglems. Al-Anon is a sep
arate fellowship and not a part
of A. A. However, both are close
ly allied and cooperate with each
other in every way possible Al-
Anon, like A. A. stresses the
anonymity of its members and
there are no dues or fees for
membership.
“The primary purposes of the
Al-Anon Family Groups are to
welcome and render aid to the
families and friends of alcoholics
by helping them to gain new in
sight into their attitudes and
problems; to give understanding
and encouragement to the alco
holic; and to grow spiritually
through living by the Twelve
Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.”
Local Alcoholism Program
Southern Pines is listed in the
booklet as one of 18 North Caro
lina communities having Local
Alcoholism Programs, with the
following pertinent information:
The Rev. Martin Caldwell, di
rector, Moore County Alcoholic
Education Committee, P. O. Box
1098, Telephone 692-3171.
The booklet has this to say
about Alcoholism Programs:
“One of the major goals of
these community groups is to
create a public awareness of al
coholism as an illness and the all
coholic as a sick person or, stated
another way, to create a climate
of public opinion in which the al
coholic can freely seek the help
he needs from appropriate facili
ties provided by a knowledgeable
and understanding public.
“Toward this end, and also in
the hopes of preventing alcohol
ism among those drinkers not
now afflicted, local alcoholism
programs conduct educational
activities in which the facts
about alcohol and alcoholism are
presented to the public at large,
special groups within the public,
and individuals.
“Any alcoholic or member of a
family in which there is an al-
coholk may go to his local alco
holism program and discuss his
problems freely. There he rhay
not only obtain information on
alcohol and alcoholism but also
information on where to go for
the help he is seeking.”
The Moore County Mental
Health Clinic is listed in
“Sources of Help” among 18 such
clinics of similar facilities oper
ating in towns and cities over the
state.
The Moore County clinic’s ad
dress is incorrectly given as
Southern Pines in the booklet,
which was prepared before the
clinic’s move to the new Pine-
huTst Medical Center building
opposite Moore Memorial Hospi
tal at Pinehurst.
The correct new mail address
and telephone number for the
More County Mental Health
Clinic are: P. O. Box 1068, Pine
hurst, Telephone 295-5661.
Of the mental health facilities
around the state, the booklet
says:
“Outpatient treatment .and ser
vices for alcoholics and their
families are available through
mental health clinics, several al
coholism programs and some
health departments located
several North Carolina cities.
These facilities can be of inval
uable assistance in three import
ant ways: preparing the problem
drinker for treatment; aiding the
patient’s wife or husband in
making the necessary adjust
ments in his or her own atti
tudes; and in helping the patient
maintain sobriety after treat
ment,
“Inability to pay is no barrier
to receiving the service of these
facilities. Where fees are charg
ed, they are usually based on in
come, number of dependents
and ability to pay.
“For an appointment, the pros
pective patient or member of his
family should telephone or write
the nearest facility stating the
problem for which help is need
ed. It is a sign of good judgment
to seek professional help for any
emotional problem.”
Other Facilities
The booklet also lists address
es, length of stays, costs and other
information about State-operated
inpatient treatment facilities for
alcoholics at six hospitals: the
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center
at Butner, Broughton Hospital at
Morganton, Cherry Hospital at
Goldsboro, Dorothea Dix Hospi
tal at Raleigh, John Umstead
Hospital at Butner and North-
CaroUna Memorial Hospital at
Chapel Hill.
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