February 10, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 3
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treated by
Acupuncture at PCR
by Ian MacCrae
York's notorious South Bronx.
After the technique proved success
ful there, clinics in Chicago, Illinois;
Pine Ridge, South Dakota; Crow
Agency, Montana; and Boston,
Massachusettes began using it al
so. Acupuncture has been in use
at the Hooper Center for the last
10 months in two outpatient and
two inpatient programs. The acu
puncture program at P.C.R is now
in its third week.
One of the advantages of acu
puncture treatment, according to
Eisen, is its low cost. The total
cost of operating the five clinics is
only $60,000 per year, he said, and
most of that money is spent on
staff salaries. The only cost of treat
ment itself is the needles and steri
A cu p u n ctu rist Shelia M oran treats Siesta Edwards at the C om m u
lization equipment. With growing
n ity Recovery Center. Edwards has been in tre a tm e n t fo r three
recognition of the links between
Photo by Richard J. B row n
drug abuse and other problems,
weeks.
namely crime and AIDS, Eisen said
claimed, compared with only 50 per
very slender, not nearly as big as a
he was optimistic that funding could
cent of those who do not receive
hypodermic needle. Once inserted,
be procured for other clinics
the treatment. For those detoxify
the patient usually feels no sensa
throughout
the Portland area.
ing from alcohol, the success rate is
tion at all and may even forget
"Right
now,
this is the only thing
90 percent, he said. Even people
that they are in place. The most
that
will
stop
the spread of AIDS,"
who are not receiving any other kind
common effect, according to Carty,
he
claimed.
"People
need to stop
of treatment benefit from acupunc
is a relaxed, "airy feeling" for 45
doing
drugs,
period
.
. . In this
ture, he asserted, with 60 percent
minutes to an hour after the treat
town,
resources
devoted
to people
still sober four to five months after
ment is completed.
of
color
are
extremely
limited
. . .
receiving outpatient treatment.
David Eisen, director of the acu
The
only
thing
with
both
cost
effi
Eisen stressed that substance
puncture treatment program, said
cacy
and
treatment
efficacy
is
acu
abusers have a much better chance
helping patients endure the symp
puncture."
of staying clean and sober if they
toms of withdrawal can be a de
But perhaps the best argument
are also involved in Alcoholics
cisive factor in their ultimate re
for
such programs come from
Anonymous or Narcotics Anony
covery. Those symptoms can in
those
who have already been helped
mous. These self-help groups are
clude craving, body aches, sweat
by
them.
"I'm really glad I found
made up of "people trying to keep it
ing, headaches, cramps, nasal con
this
program,”
said Siesta, be
together with other people going
gestion, insomnia and many other
cause
it's
helped
me learn how to
through the same thing," he said.
physical problems. " If a person
live
without
any
kind
of chemical.
While both Hooper and P.C.R. offer
doesn't have to go through the pain
It
makes
me
feel
good
to come
such programs, they are comletely
of physical withdrawal, he or she
here."
Her
advice
to
others
who
who wish to receive only the acu
will have a jump on getting it to
may
have
a
problem
with
substance
puncture treatment.
gether psychologically,” Eisen ex
abuse is simple. "If you think it s
According to Eisen, the use of
plained.
I
impossible to go even one day with
acupuncture in the U.S. as a the
Over 70 percent of persons treat
out drugs, you're wrong. It is pos
rapy for drug and alcohol abuse
ed with acupuncture successfully
sible, if you get treatment."
began in Lincoln Hospital in New
complete detoxification.
Eisen
A new and effective aid in re
covering from drug and alcohol de
pendency is now being offered at a
clinic in inner North Portland at
The Project for Community Re
covery, located at 3924 N. Williams.
The clinic uses the ancient Chinese
healing art of acupuncture to help
recoving substance abusers deal
with the stress of withdrawal. The
treatments are free, and available to
anyone who walks in the door every
weekday at 1:30 p.m.
Acupuncture has been used in
China for over 3,000 years as the
rapy for a variety of illnesses and
conditions. Extremely thin needles
ate inserted at a point which cor
responds to the function of the ail
ing organ or bodily process. The
stimulation of the needle acts to
correct the imbalance caused by
the malfunctioning organ.
When this reporter visited the
clinic on Williams, twenty or so men
and women, both Caucasian and
African-American, were receiving
the treatment as they sat on fold
ing chairs in a large circle. As the
needles were inserted, patients
would sometimes wince momen
tarily, but none appeared to be in
discomfort afterward through the
needles remained in place for appro
ximately 45 minutes.
"Sometimes it hurts just a
pinch," said Siesta, a young Afri
can-American woman in her third
week of treatment, "B ut after
they're in they don't hurt at all.
She said she had heard about acu
puncture and imagined that it was
painful. "I couldn't imagine letting
anyone stick needles in me, but it s
OK. I come here every day," she
said.
Fred Carty, a counselor at the
clinic, explained that the needles are
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NATIONAL NEWS UPDATE
C o n tin u ed from Page 1
PIIAC says that Blumenauer's re
commendation would reduce its au
thority and responsibility. "W e re
commend that the City Council im
plement the language of the Ordi
nance and not reduce the authority
and responsibilities given in a hard-
won vote by the citizens of Port
land."
At a meeting last Thursday night,
PIIAC voted to seek public opinion
about the operations and functions
of the panel through public/com-
munity meetings and a question
naire. It also voted to send a letter
to the Council in response to Blum
enauer's recommendations which
were submitted late last year.
In the letter, PIIAC says it's "fru
strations are caused by a myriad of
impacts: continued resistance by
the Police Union; the diversity of
leadership within the Police Bureau
since PIIAC was implemented; non-
or little involvement by Commis
sioners' staffs at PIIAC meetings;
recent turnover and vacancies
among PIIAC members; and the
lack of comprehensive evaluation of
what PIIAC's role is, what it has
accomplished, and what its pro
blems continue to be."
PIIAC recommends a strengthen
ing of its monitoring efforts to de
termine which of the recommenda
tions are to be implemented and
how thoroughly. "There should be
a complete follow-up on all recom
mendations working toward unifor
mity and diligence throughout the
Police Bureau in handling all citi
zens' complaints. Whenever pos
sible, police cooperation should be
reinforced in any appropriate man
ner."
The Committee says its purpose
is "to make PIIAC a respected com
mittee, benefitting not only the citi
zens of Portland but improving the
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national publications and through
participation in German Marshall-
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William K. Deshler, C.E.O., Elec
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that business, of any size, has a role
to play in creating programs and
initiatives for at-risk poor and mino
rity youth. He said his company
has made a personal commitment
by involving management and
supervisory personnel on a personal
level as speakers and trainers for
at-risk youth who are striving to
obtain their high school diplomas.
It was also pointed out that from
70 to 75% of the at-risk youth who
were involved in the 1987 Business
Youth Exchange programs were
African-American. Nationally, it is
image of the police professionals
hired to serve and protect Portland's
citizens."
In conclusion, PIIAC said it "w el
comes the Council's interst and
direction; however, we request and
expect as dedicated citizen volun
teers to utilize our experience in
evaluating and building PIIAC's fu
ture effectiveness."
change.
estimated that the size of the 16-24
year old workforce will shrink by
2,000,000 within the next 12 years.
The proportion of poor and minority
youth in this shrinking workforce
population will double. More and
more young recruits entering Ore
gon's workforce, even those who
do not graduate, lack the basic skills
necessary to perform today's entry
level jobs.
The Business Youth
Exchange said that these facts have
caused Oregon's business leaders to
ask if there will be sufficient entry
level workers to fill Oregon's jobs.
Here in Portland, 70 to 75% of the
1987 participation youth were Afri
can-Americans.
Nationally, it is
estimated that 45 to 55% of African-
American youth are classified as
at-risk.
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employees and OFCCP can be partners and do not have to be adversaries,
Blakemore asserts.
"I would like to see OFCCP play a pivotal role in institutionalizing
affirmative action. I don't want it just to be the law, he says.
Enhancing the "professionalism and credibility" of OFCCP is another o
Blakemore's priorities.
OFCCP enforces two laws and an executive order ensuring equal em
ployment opportunity in federal contract work for minority-group members,
women handicapped workers and Vietnam-era and disabled veterans.
Blakemore came to the Labor Department from the senior staff of Illinois
Governor Jim Thompson, where he served as deputy governor since 1985.
He originally joined the governor's staff in 1980 and gained considerable
experience in dealing with minority employment and business development
ISSU6S.
Blakemore played a role in the successful completion of the $171-million
State of Illinois Center, which involved more than 17-percent minority busi
ness activity and 51-percent minority employment. He served as a liaison
with such groups as the Urban League and the Hispanic contractor's asso
ciation.
. .
Fred Alvarez, assistant secretary for the Employment Standards Admini
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such a promising future out of such a critical state job.
Black Party Leaders Appointed
to Committees for 1988Democratic
Convention
Democratic
National Chairman Paul G. Kirk, Jr.,
at the January 16 meeting of the
DNC Executive Committee, an
nounced the appointment of sixteen
Black political leaders to the Stand
ing Committees of the 1988 Demo
cratic National Convention. Among
the sixteen appointees, Pensylvania
Speaker of the House Leroy Irvis
was named to Chair the Credentials
Committee, Congressional Black
Caucus Chairman Rep. Merv Dy
mally (CA) was appointed to Co-
Chair the Platform Committee, and
Little Rock Mayor Lottie Schackle-
ford was chosen to Co-Chair the
Platform Committee.
The three Standing Committees
(Credentials, Rules, and Platform)
each consist of 25 members ap
pointed by the Chairman and Exe
cutive Committee and 161 members
selected at the state level.
In announcing the appointments,
Kirk stated: "I have often said that
the Democratic Party's greatest
strength lies in its diversity. The
individuals I have chosen to serve as
members of the three Standing
Committees reflect this diversity, as
well as the wealth of talent that
exists within our Party. I have com
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plete confidence that these men and
women will proceed wisely in chart
ing our party's course in the 1988
election."
’ The Black leaders who will serve
on the committees are:
Credentials: Hon. Leroy Irvis
(Chair), State Legislator, Pennsyl
vania; Shirley Robinson Hall, DNC
Member, District of Columbia; Vel
ma Hill, Party Leader, District of Co
lumbia; James Lewis, State Trea
surer, New Mexico; Marc Stepp,
DNC Member, Michigan.
P latform : Hon. Merv Dymally
(Co-Chair), Member of Congress,
California; hon. Cardiss Collins,
Member of Congress, Illinois; Hon.
Maxine Horner, State Legislator,
Oklahoma; Bill Lucy, Party Leader,
District of Columbia; Leon Lynch,
DNC Member, Pennsylvania; Hon.
Earline Rogers, State Legislator, In
diana.
Rules: Hon. Lottie Schackelford
(Co-Chair), Mayor, Little Rock, Ar
kansas; David Claxton, Party Lead
er, District of Columbia; Hon. Alzo
Reddick, State Legislator, Florida;
Hon. Wilhelmina Rolark, City Coun
cil Member, District of Columbia;
Hon. Margaret Smith, State Legi
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and South Carolina (27%), Georgia
and Maryland (24%), Alabama
(23%), and North Carolina (20%).
The number of voting age Blacks
is expected to total 20.4 million in
November 1988, or 11 percent of
the national total, according to Cen
sus Bureau projections.
Blacks will represent 17 percent
of the voting age population in the
South, 10 percent in the Northeast,
9 percent in the Midwest, and 5 per
cent in the West. About half of
voting age Blacks are expected to
be living in the South, compared
with 20 percent in both the North
east and Midwest, and 10 percent
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