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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, November 7, at 11:00 am MOVIE: M INIONS [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $3 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! UFC193 - Sat, Nov 14 SATURDAY, NOV. 7 Rousey vs. Holm Quinn Dahle & Ed Hill 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Reserved Seating for this show. 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $12 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE Today in History Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the fi rst Republican to win the presidency. — November 6, 1860 Food 4 Thought “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we de- stroyed ourselves.” — Abraham Lincoln The Month Ahead Friday, November 6 Holiday craft bazaar sponsored by Salem Hospital Auxiliary in Building D on Oak Street. Free parking in hospital garage. Twenty-fi ve vendors. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 503-364-7785. Dare to Believe! at the Historic Elsinore Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Jay Owenhouse: The Authentic Illusionist performs amazing feats. Visit elsinoretheatre.com for tickets. Oregon Symphony Association in Salem presents Rachmanioff’s Rhapsody. Conductor Carlos Kalmar and pianist Kirill Gerstein. Smith Auditorium, Willamette University, 8 p.m. Tickets $35 to $50. orsymphonysalem.org. Saturday, November 7 Artist reception and awards ceremony for Black, White and Gray art show, one of the most popular exhibits of the Keizer Art Association in the Enid Joy Mount Gallery at the Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road NE. Open to the public, free. 6-8 p.m. keizerarts.com Willamette Master Chorus presents Veteran’s Concert, Rogers Music Center, Willamette University. Performances are 7:30 p.m. today and 3 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 8. Ticket information at www.willamettemasterchorus.org. Sunday, November 8 Thomas Lauderdale plays Gershwin with the Salem Concert Band, 3 p.m. at the Elsinore Theatre. Tickets range from $25 - $35. www.elsinoretheatre.com Monday, November 9 Golden Dragon Acrobats, 7:30 p.m. at the Elsinore Theatre. Tickets range from $20-$35. www.elsinoretheatre.com Tuesday, November 10 Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Reports: heroin usage on the rise, increasingly deadly By ERIC A. HOWALD brink of life. An overdose of Of the Keizertimes heroin can cause suppression Centers for Disease Con- of breathing that can result in trol and Prevention offi cials depriving the brain of oxygen say usage of heroin and other - hypoxia - which can lead to drugs have reached “epidemic” coma and possible permanent levels. brain damage. In a briefi ng published in The human body also rap- July, researchers found that idly develops a tolerance for heroin use more than doubled and dependency on the drug. in adults ages 18 to 25 in the A $20-a-day habit can quickly past deacde. become a $100-a-day habit as Those fi ndings coincide the user needs more and more with trends that Keizer Police to achieve the same effects. Det. Chris Nelson saw in a re- The high generated by hero- cent stint as part of a Drug En- in becomes the new normal forcement Agency task force for the user and withdrawal looking into the problem re- symptoms can set in within 12 gionally. hours. “In the last fi ve to six years, As one local user, Spencer, the heroin put it, “I’ve market has never had a increased in drug that made this region. me physically More traffi ck- need it. When ers are coming you wake up in and setting in the morn- up shop,” said ing your fi rst Nelson. “We thought is, deter imined ‘How can I get that the heroin a bag? How is coming from — Det. Chris Nelson, can I feel bet- Nerea, Mexico. Keizer Police Dept. ter?’ I will lay They grow and in bed until I m a nu f a c t u re fi gure some- and bring it thing out. I feel into the U.S. Mexican traffi ck- like I’m going to die if I can’t ing groups establish cells in the get it.” different areas and distribute to Spencer, whose name has mid-level dealers. Those mid- been changed to protect his level dealers are well-estab- privacy, was profi led in an lished in this area.” earlier segment of Keizertimes’ Nelson said the local deal- Chasing Dark series. ers the Keizer Police Depart- Who is at risk ment arrests for selling heroin Some of those most at risk and other illicit drugs are most of heroin addiction, according often addicts themselves. to the CDC report, are: those “They’re selling to support who are addicted to prescrip- their own habits,” Nelson said. tion opiod painkillers; people “For anyone who is mid-level who are addicted to cocaine; or higher up the chain, selling people without insurance or is usually just a business model, enrolled in Medicaid; non- a way to make money.” Hispanic whites; males; and How it works those addicted to marijuana Heroin is synthesized and alcohol. A household in- from morphine, which is ex- come of less than $20,000 was tracted from the seed pod also a major factor, according of the Asian opium poppy to the CDC report. plant, and often appears as a The CDC report also found white or brown powder or a that most addicted to heroin black, tacky substance com- used at least three other drugs, monly know as “black tar.” It but heroin use is outpacing is most often injected, but it most other types of narcotics can also be smoked or snorted. according to a Drug Enforce- After intravenous use, accord- ment Agency report released ing to a report by the National earlier this year. Institute on Drug Abuse, the The types of heroin en- drug enters the brain and tering the market recently binds to opiod receptors that are also more pure than their control perception of pain and predeccors as little as a decade reward. Users most commonly ago. That could account for an reported “a surge of euphoria increase in the number of her- accompanied by dry mouth, oin-related deaths the CDC a warm fl ushing of the skin, reported. heaviness of the extremities, In 2013, the year of the and clouded mental function- most recent CDC data, more ing.” than 8,200 people in the U.S. While those sensations are died from heroin-related over- what the addicted are chasing, doses. That’s nearly quadruple the drug comes with a boat- the number of deaths from the load of risks. Opiod receptors same type of overdose as there in the brain stem control au- were in 2002. Overdoses were tomatic life processes like res- piration, arousal and respira- tion. If an addict overdoses, the euphoria can lead them to the “Mid-level dealers are well- established in this area.” c hasing Dark Chasing Dark is an ongoing series looking at heroin and other types of drug abuse in Keizer. Be sure to pick up next week’s paper for the next installment. most common among men and women aged 25 to 44. tions for every 100 residents in the state, according to a 2014 CDC report. Usage on the rise Once the prescriptions The Midwest and North- east led the country in inclin- dry up, those addicted turn ing heroin usage, but Western to heroin as a cheaper, easier- to-obtain al- and Southern ternative. The regions have drug averages also seen steep about $80 per rises. gram on the “Metham- West Coast phetamine is and specifi - just as preva- cally in the lent. The two Portland met- major ones ropolitan area. we see abused “After are meth and the 2010 re- heroin,” said for mulation Nelson of lo- of the com- cal trends. monly abused One of the prescrip- more com- tion opioid mon paths to OxyContin, heroin addic- which made it tion in recent — Spencer, diffi cult to in- years has been heroin addict hale or inject, through in- some people creased pre- who abused scriptions of OxyContin painkillers. Oregon has one of the higher levels of painkiller migrated to heroin for access presciptions in the U.S. It’s es- to a potent injectable drug,” timated that there are between stated the DEA report. 82 and 95 painkiller prescrip- “I’ve never had a drug that makes you physically need it. I will lay in bed until I can fi gure something out.” public hearings local weather Keizer City Council will hold a hearing on Monday, Nov. 16 to consider proposed text amendments to sections 2.108, 2.109, 2.110, 2.112, 2.113, 2.114, 2.115, 2.119 and 2.433 of the Keizer Develop- ment Code and to add a defi - nition of marijuana retailer to Section 1.200. The hearing takes place at 7 p.m. in coun- cil chambers at Keizer Civic Center. sudoku Wednesday, November 11 Veterans Day. Government offi ces and banks closed. Thursday, November 12 Keizer Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center. Friday, November 13 Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful opens tonight at Pentacle Theatre. The show runs through Dec. 5. Visit pentacletheatre. org for show times and tickets. Monday, November 16 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, November 17 Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Thursday, November 19 Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Gubser Elementary School. Saturday, November 21 – Sunday, November 22 Old Fashion Christmas, Jackman-Long Building at Oregon State Fairgrounds. A nostalgic celebration of the holidays. Arts, crafts, antiques, food, live entertainment Admission is $4. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.- 5p.m. Sunday. www.centraloregonshows.com. Sunday, November 22 The Creation, considered Joseph Haydn’s greatest work, will be presented by Festival Chorale Oregon, 4 p.m. at the Historic Elsinore Theatre. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors, $5 for students. festivalchorale.org. looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Voters will answer big box question A local ballot measure restricting buildings more than 65,000 square feet to Keizer Station’s Area A has qualifi ed for a special election next year. Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE 10 YEARS AGO Parking changes would restrict trailers to 8 hours on the streets Long-term parking for trailers on Keizer streets would be outlawed if revisions to a city ordinance are approved by the Keizer City Council. 15 YEARS AGO Chemawa bowlers have a blast Chemawa Indian School students were guests of the Keizer Exchange Club and were invited to bowl at Town and Country Lanes. 20 YEARS AGO Keizer youths charged in opossum case Seven McNary High School students face Class C felony charges fi led by the District Attorney’s offi ce in connection with the Oct. 7 killing of an opossum. THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Are you paying attention to the 2016 presidential campaigns? 74% – Yes 26% – No Vote in a new poll every Thursday! 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