Use Of Alcohol
By Teenagers Described
by Patricia Cain
Public Information Coordinator
Sandhill* Center
Teenagers are using alcohol sev
eral years before they reach the age
of legal purchase and consumption.
Studies show this use is wide
spread among teens. Use of alcohol
by teens is unsupervised settings is
0 heavier and more frequent than in
supervised settings.
The Researgin Triangle Institute
in Chapel Hill collected data on
drinking practices among United
States students in grades 10-12.
Students were asked how fre
' quently they used alcohol in eight
situations, three with adult super
vision and five unsupervised. The
settings were (supervised) dinner at
home, special occasions at home,
? teenage parties with adult super
vision and (unsupervised) teenage
hangouts, at school-related activi
ties, in cars at night, and teenage
parties without supervision. Find
ings of the study were as follows:
? Almost six times as many
senior high school students often
drink alcoholic beverages on spe
cial occasions at home as do those
who often drink at dinner at home.
? ?More senior high school boys
than girls often drink at unsuper
vised teenage parties.
? One in four senior high school
students often drinks during or
after a school activity when adults
they know are not present or cannot
see them.
?Nearly one-third of senior high
school students often drink when
they are in unsupervised settings
where teenagers "hang around."
?The pattern of drinking in
9 unsupervised settings among junior
high school students is similar to
that of senior high school students,
but on a smaller scale.
?About twice as many senior
high school students who attended
schools in small towns often drink
when sitting or driving around in
cars at night as do those who attend
schools in larger communities.
?More students in suburban
areas or medium cities often drink
when at unsupervised parties than
do students who go to school in big
cities or small towns.
?Fewer senior high school stu
dents in big cities often drink in
unsupervised settings than those in
smaller communities.
?More senior high school stu
? dents who reside in the Northeast
and North Central regions of the
Nation often drink in unsupervised
settings than do those who reside in
the South or West.
?Less than 10 percent of senior
high school students often drink
when alone and the numbers
decline from the 10th or 12th
grades.
Since this study indicates a larger
extent of teenage drinking in
unsupervised situations, there is a
need for efforts to prevent or reduce
problems arising from drinking
under these circumstances. Strate
f;ies are needed to help teenagers
ind alternative activities to social
drinking, especially in smaller com
munities.
Two types of especially
dangerous unsupervised teenage
drinking - solitary drinking, and
driving while intoxicated ? should
be dealt with directly. Methods for
dealing with these types of drinking
include laws regulating access to
beverage alcohol, treatment serp
vices for teenagers with existing
alcohol problems, and public
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awareness campaigns or driving
safety and health education pro
grams that furnish information on
the potential dangers of alcohol
use.
Students who often drink in
unsupervised settings with friends
are more likely to drive while
intoxicated or ride in cars with
intoxicated drivers than are stu
dents who drink under adult
supervision.
Teenage drivers and passengers
returning from parties, hangouts,
or school activities or who drink in
cars are at a high risk for
automobile accidents. Developing
driving safety programs and a
range of alternative social activities
represents a suitable combination
of strategies for dealing with this
problem in suburban areas and
small towns.
Community-wide cooperation
and planning are needed to find
solutions to problems associated
with unsupervised teenage drink
ing. If you are interested in
developing additional activities
and/or strategies for your com
munity to reduce the incidence of
teen drinking, contact Dennis
Brewster, your local Substance
Abuse Counselor, at (919) 895
8156.
Connie Miller, Sandhills Cen
ter's Substance Abuse Program
coordinator says the Sandhills staff
is constantly working toward de
veloping programs and services to
meet the needs of the community
and welcomes comments and sug
gestions. Please call 673-91 1 1 and
share your ideas with her.
Orville E. Crowder
Orville Eugene Crowder, 58,
died Sundav afternoon.
The funeral was conducted Tues
day afternoon in First Baptist
Church by the Rev. Billy Beaver,
the paslor; and the Rev. Ben Hall.
Burial was in Highland Biblical
Gardens.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Maude Crowder, his sons. Mike.
Charles and Sammy Crowder of
Raeford; his daughter, Mrs.
Sandra Stogner of Rockingham;
his brothers. Delma Crowder of
Charlotte. Otis Crowder of Rae
ford, and Clyde. Earl. Wayne. Jim
and Harold Crowder of Mountain
City. Tenn.; his sisters. Mrs. Trilla
Norris of Lenoir. Mrs. Dorothy
Purdue of High Point. Mrs. Paul
ine Greer of Coeburn. Va.. and
Mrs. Mamie Adams of Mountain
City; and two grandchildren.
Crumpler Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Family
Health
By CLAY WILLIAMS
A service of the
North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
One would think the home
would be safe from disabling
injuries which seem to dog man
kind today -- a haven for secure and
peaceful association that gives life
"its savor. Well, it isn't.
Fact is, you might say the home
is a hazardous place to live. Each
year over 4,000,000 serious home
accidents occur in the United
States, resulting in thousands of
deaths. The sad part is, home
accidents can almost be predicted
and most could be prevented -
certainly controlled or minimized.
But what happens? We surround
ourselves with all sorts of potential
hazards and act in a hazardous
manner. The question arises --
should these tragedies even be
called accidents?
The aim here, though, is not
to discuss the cause or frequency of
accidents, but what to do about
them once they occur -- first aid for
the family, if you will.
Falls are perhaps the most
common home accident. Strangely,
most deaths from falls involve older
people -- about 90 percent, in fact
?- while fatalities among children
account only for some five percent.
When a fall occurs, according to
family physicians, do not move the
patient -- there may be broken
bones. If there is little or no
outward evidence of injury and the
patient is unconscious, move only
the head to the side to prevent
possible vomit from being sucked
into the lungs. Keep the patient
warm to prevent shock until
medical help arrives. If the patient
is a diabetic, it is possible he may
have fallen as a result of low blood
sugar.
Neither butter nor ointment
should be applied to burns. For
burns in which there is redness but
no blisters, submerge the area in
cold water or apply a cold, wet
towel. If blisters form, do not
break. If the arms, legs or head or
burned keep them still and ele
vated. If the burn is extensive,
cover with a clean dressing, keep
the patient warm and get medical
help ?? quickly. Chemical burns
should be washed thoroughly for at
least 15 minutes. If a wound is
charred, do not try to remove
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charred skin or clothing.
The anatomy of the eye is
extremely delicate and its outer
parts easily damaged. Foreign
bodies in the eye can cause
permanent damage if their removal
is not done with great care. Do not
allow the patient to rub the injured
eye. It is easy to see how a metal
partical. for instance, could be
come more deeply imbedded simply
by allowing the patient to rub. If
the object can be seen, touch it
lightly with the corner of a dry
handkerchief. If the object does not
readily come out or if it can not be
seen, cover both eyes with clean
compresses and have the patient
examined by a physician.
The family physicians explained
that first aid for an eve injury
caused by chemicals consists first of
turning the patient's head so that
the injured side is down and
Hooding the inner corner of the eve
with water for about 15 minutes.
Then, cover both eyes with clean
compresses. The accident should
be reported to a physician im
mediately. along with the compo
sition of the chemical involved.
In a succeeding article we will
discuss first-aid measures for
bleeding, fainting, choking, con
vulsions. animal bites and poison
ings.
At least one member of every
family should take it upon him or
herself to do something about
hazards in the home -- hazards that
have the potential to cause injury.
Doctors are wary of the notion that
most accidents that happen around
the home are freakish in nature.
If you look closely enough, many
could have been prevented.
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. Myrtle Seals
Mrs. Myrtle Seals. 85. died
March 9.
The funeral was held Friday
afternoon in Shiloh Presbyterian
Church. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are her sons. L.B.
Seals of Raeford. Dr. D. Hilton
Seals of Asheville. and retired Col.
William L. Seals of Austin. Tex.;
her daughter. Mrs. Lois Collins of
Aberdeen: 32 grandchildren; 48
great-grandchildren; and her
brother. Fred H. Sessoms of Apex.
Harry L. Reynolds
Harry L. "Bill" Revnolds. 63.
died Saturday.
The funeral was conducted Sun
day alternoon at Crumpler Funeral
Home. Burial was in Raeford
Cemetery.
Surviving are his brothers. Cecil
and Herbert Reynolds of Raeford;
and his sister. Mrs. Frances Wool
ley of Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Flora Blackwell
Mrs. Flora Blackwell, 72. of
Spartanburg, S.C., mother of Ray
mond Hawkins of Raeford. died
March 8.
uThL .i!"1"31 was conducted
March 10 at F.F. Floyd Mortuary
tn Spartanburg by the Rev. Wood
row Stedman. Burial was in Sunset
Memorial Park.
Other survivors include her
wterSV.Mrs' Cleo and Mrs.
Macy Davis ot Spartanburg; four
grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
John Walter*
John Walters, 79, died Sunday in
a Pinehurst nursing home.
The funeral will be conducted at
11 a.m. Thursday in Crumpler
Funeral Home chapel. Burial will
be in Raeford Cemetery.
Surviving are his son, Robert
Walters of Dazell, S.C.; his
daughters, Mrs. Mary Blue of
Vass, Mrs. Betty Wharton of
Delray Beach, Fla., Mrs. Maxine
Sherrill of Winston-Salem, Mrs.
Peggy Evans of Fayetteville, and
Mrs. Jean Venable of Ahoskie; his
brothers.T.E. Walters of Durham,
Jack Walters of Virginia Beach.
Va., and M.E. Walters of Raeford;
his sisters, Mrs. Ethel Smith of
Raeford, and Miss Irene Walters of
Shiloah; 20 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
The family was to be at the
funeral home 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr*. OlUe O'Brlant
Mrs. Ollie Keith O'Briant, 85,
died Monday evening.
Graveside services were sche
duled for 2 p.m. Wednesday in
Shiloh Presbyterian Church ceme
tery with the Rev. Billy Beaver
officiating.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs.
Wilbur Watkins of Raleigh; two
grandchildren; and one-great
grandchild.
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