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Page 4. Portland Observer, July 23. 1986 Leaving Your Job With Pension In Hand? Healthwatch Than. "Rollover Beethoven'' May Be Your Song by Steven Hatley N. D. Cocaine in America Part 1 nerve cell firing). What differentiates cocaine from procaine and lidocaine is that cocaine inhances the action of our adrenal hormones (adrenalin and nor-epinepherine). This in crease in adrenal influence gives the user the feeling of inhanced strength, energy and when coupled with the anesthetic qualities of the drug produce a high that is extremely stimula ting and addictive. The actions as an adrenal enhancer can result in what is called cardiac fibrillation or a heart attack, as was the sus pected cause of death for Len Bias. Cocaine addiction is a problem that has faced the United States since before the turn of the century. Called cocainomania in the old medical literature, the dangers and addictive nature of cocaine long ago removed this drug from common medical use. Today its only accepted use is as a topical anesthetic with the safer analogs procaine and lidocaine being the drugs of choice for most topical applications. The recent tragic deaths of Len Bias and Don Rogers have focused our eyes on the ex tent of the problem and emphasize the ex treme dangers of a new form of cocaine called "Crack” in the east or "R ock" on the west coast. This new form of cocaine is considered more addictive and much more dangerous than the powdered form that greeted this cen tury. Until the early 80 s cocaine was prirnar Long term abuse of cocaine results in a number of broad conditions. Heavy users loose their appetite and it is not unusual to see 20 to 30% normal body weight loss in one m onth's time. I have seen users who were so malnourished that their hair had fallen out, and they were skin and bones while in their early 20's. Other symptoms include nervousness, rapid heart rate, nausea, vomiting, delusions, antisocial and violent behavior and in toxic dose may include coma and/or respiratory failure. ily ingested by "snorting " or inhaling pow dered cocaine into the nose where the drug enters the body through the mucus mem branes. A small percentage of cocaine users injected the drug into their bloodstream. Now about half of the nation's cocaine users are smoking the drug as "crack" or "free base". When the drug is smoked it is delivered into the body via the lungs, and the speed and con centration of drug entry is much greater than the older forms of ingestion. This rapid inten sified "h ig h ” is responsible for the greater addictive nature of "crack" and for the greatly increased number of deaths due to cocaine Even though the damage of cocaine abuse can be so great, we are seeing a near epidemic increase in cocaine use in the U S. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) esti mates that 5 million Americans are regular co caine users They estimate that half of these people are using "crack" as their form of the drug. Crack is most popular in the inner city, among men ages 20 to 35, with half the users being minority populations. While we have waged an ever increasing battle against drugs, the increases of cocaine related deaths grows even faster. Next week I will discuss some of the current theories of why people abuse and become addicted to drugs overdose. Actions and Toxicology: The effects of cocaine include those of other anesthetics in that it interferes with nerve action by decrjyasing sodium action at the nerve membrane (sodium is the initial electrolyte or charged particle that produces ATTENTION ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH A I C orner of i t h end S k id m o re The Community of Portland and Bethel A M E Church cordially in yite all of you and your families to attend a free Banquet, honoring Bethel's pastor and wife. Rev and Mrs Matthew A Watley, at the church, Wednesday, July 30, 1986 al 6 00 p.m. Sundey S< hoof 9 IS • rn Sunday W o rth *» I I O O i m Chntfien Voufh F H Iow Vup 6 00 p rn iMKond end fourth Sunday«) P h illip S N elso n (P a e to rl THE MOUNT OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH N E Fir»t b Sch y le r« 2 8 4 1964 John M Jtcfcton Mmrtter M I d M D 9 1 ) A M Church School I , 00 A M L nngr«»yet*one) Worship 5 00 P M V t n p r Service 10 00 A M Reptrsm Fourth Sunday 11 00 Communion fech F»r«t Sunday The American Baptist Convention, Am erican Baptist Churches of O regon L o ti Carey Foreign M ission C onvention National. Oregon, P o rtla n d E c u m e n ic a l M in is trie s . A m e ric a n B ib le S o c ie ty . M ( jM Board you may want to take a cue from the wordsmiths of rock — and roll overt For more information on the op tiona. the rules and procedures, there's help at hand from Fidelity Investments, one of the nation's leading investment companies Ft According to the Employee Bene fits Research Association, Ameri cans change jobs an average of ten times during their adult working years. And when they leave one job for another, or opt for retire ment, many are in for a lot of money - and a HUGE tax bill But there may be a way to avoid the bad news To paraphrase an old popular song, "Rollover, Bee thoven." there’s an IRA made es pecially for people like you Here's how it works When you make a career move or retire, you become eligible to re carve your share of your employer's pension or profit sharing plan. And that could be a substantial sum In fact, it could be the largest sum of money you'll ever receive at one time. Unfortunately, you could be forced fo pay taxes on the entire amount (either at your odinary in come tax rate, or using a special cal culation known as ten year forward averaging) unless you know your options And one of the most al tractive choices available may be to "rollover" the money into an IRA An IRA Rollever account offers several benefits. First, you can avoid paying tax on your employer s distribution all at once. You can also defer all taxes on interest or capital gains until you begin making withdrawals And, there's no upper limit on the amount you can roll ever, whether it's $500 or $50,000. One stipulation, however, is that the amount has to represent at least half of the total distribution you re ceived How does this affect your regular IRA contribution for the year? It doesn't. You can still put up to $2000 in a regular IRA m addition to the amount of your Rollover IRA One thing to keep in mind is that timing is extremely important. For example, if you choose to roll the money over info an IRA, you have only sixty days to act. Once the sixty days are up. you'll be taxed on the entire amount So, when the farewell party is over and you pick up that big check. CELEBRATION The Allen Temple C ME Church will be celebrating their 25th annual Mammoth Tea on Sunday. July 27, 1986. from 3:00 p m to 5 00 p.m at the St Andrews Parrish Hall, 4940 N E 8th and Albert“ The theme of this year's tea is "Roofs and Wings, A Living Memorial" A musical concert will be presented by the Allen Temple Choirs Highlight of the celebration will be the inducting of members info the Allen Temple's Living Memorial Hall of Fame Rev Phillip S Nelson is the pastor THE ORIGINAL FLEA MARKET AT PORTLAND MEADOWS oC 84 N E K illin g s w o rth • 281 0499 A w a rm spirit o f fellow sh ip always p**'? yf ~ The A tk of Safely *4» Church of God in Cnrisl T u«Vlay t JO p B>hto Band Thursday Cho« R h - w m ' t 00 p ^ur-day Sunday S< hOO* 9 IS a Mntntnq 11 IS a Worship fe 10 p V F» W W F vOngaMttc. H «<) p W o rth p 'Tuesday F »»day ffu> rki Tollou’ pcarc all men. t- Kill wilhoul u’hic man shall sec C o rd AMERICAN FAMILY VIDEO WEEKEND T free movie 100's O f DI A L I RS » 4 5869 Assistant Pastor SMILE - GOD LOVES YOU » • m I he l un Place to he this Summer G A R A G E SALES & 285-9145 Y AR D SAI I S W E I C O M I Aeeess o ft 1-5 Della Park E xit r s C IXm Vann KnbrrU II ia»i Vann Fwnrrat Ihrrthw PRE-NEED ARRANGEMENTS 1 WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT? ()| IH I DECEASED \K I IN I 1)1 N IKIS M ADE Cl I AR 2 C O M I SION IS I I IM IN \ I I D 1 \U I QI A ll I ENDING IS PROVIDED l-OR M e e tin g Scheduled The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Commis sioners of the Housing Authority of Portland will be held on July 30, 1986 at 6 00 p m in the Hollywood East Board Room, 4400 N E Broad way, Portland, Oregon 97213 EITHER ONE OF OUR COUNSELORS WILL BE GLAD TO HELP VANN & VANN FUNERAL DIRECTORS 5211 N. Williams Avenue Telephone 281-2836 COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US I ¿ P rogram a n d ¿Reception This is to be a semi formal affair. There will be tremendous displays of talents So come out and spend an enjoyable evening Donations will tie accepted HONORING C h a p la in John a n d ¿Vivian ¿Parker* I South Africa Expels Reporter In t h e i r e le v e n th y e a r o f d i r e c t i n g I m n» N- '»n (jay 9 fJO a m h*«*«» *«*»*5| *Q0D A M Seenr ■ AAR «l>M LW Services 9 45 a m , Sunday School 11:00 a.m., Morning Worship 7:00 p.m., Evening Worship 7:00 p m Wednesday, Prayer Meeting Victor R Brown. B Theology. Pastor Dr Hazel L Brown Sr . O 0 m J D p nt fflt 56ZB SAT. & SUN. 9-5 IN S ID I ./ O U TSID E A ppreciation Night The Pe«tor S(»eals 202 N E. Skidmore " m Prayer COMMUNITY CHURCH of GOD H tH u £ W IT H . M ary Jean Berry Program Director Friday Saturday Mnrnrriy Prayer 3. PRESENTS The C om m unity YOU ARE WELCOME TO W ORSHIP AT deiity has prepared a non-promo tional booklet called "A Guide to Retirement Plan Distributions." It's available free by calling 1 800 544 boot) Fidelity Investments manages more than $55 billion for more than 3 million investors nationwide A ‘'Newsweek'1 correspondent was expelled from South Africa June 23. after the magazine pub lished a cover story that was critical of the South African government, according to "The Washington Post." Richard Manning was the second foreign journalist expelled since the South African government declared a stale of emergency June 12 and implemented rigid restrictions on the press. Earlier, Wim de Vos, a Dutch citizen working for CBS as a cameraman, was expelled. According to "The Post," the June 23 issue of "Newsweek' did not appear in South Africa because distributors were fearful they would be held liable under the new guide lines prohibiting dissemination of "subversive” material. The penalty for violating the restrictions is a fine of up to $8,000 and a prison sen fence of up to 10 years or both. The first photograph of a President in offica was takan of President Jamas Polk In 1849 Prison Ministries, Inc. I Saturday, August 9,1986 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 pun. AT MARANATHA CHURCH 4 2 2 2 N .E . 1 2 th A ve. P o rtla n d , OR 97211 For more in f o r m a tio n : P r is o n M i n i s t r i e s , I n c . M aranatha C h u rch , 284-7563 288-7241 J
