Page Four THE MICHIGAN DAILY I hursday, September 7, 1 97z Page Four THE MICHIGAN DAILY I hursday, September 7, 1 91Z drug aid? 761-HELP By PAUL RUSKIN "People who are using illegal drugs don't deserve to be poison- ed," say Drug Help volunteers, and to substantiate that belief they have established a large organization which is dedicated to helping people with drug problems and to educating people about drugs. Located in the Community Center building, Drug , Help operates a 24-hour emergency phone line staffed by 150 vol- unteers who are trained to coun- sel people with relatively minor drug problems. To handle more serious cases, trained pairs of helpers are ready at all times to go to the scene of a crisis. In addition, the Crisis Clinic has nine professionals-includ- ing a doctor, medical students, I and psychiatrists-who have agreed to take care of cases, which require immediate profes- sional care. Drug Help people have also re- ceived special permission to en- ter the examining and emer- gency rooms at University Hos- pital to assist doctors in dealing with drug-related cases. Other Drug Help services in- clude the staffing of first aid tents during local rock concerts and the chemical analysis of local drugs. This latter service has been discontinued but Drug Help hopes to be able to resume it in the. fall. Drug Help personnel have ap- peared at a number of schools to speak about drugs. At Pioneer II, Drug Help staff members teach an accredited course on drugs and Drug Help counselors participate in a drug counseling program at Tappan Junior High. Furthermore, Drug Help has been active in training high school teachers to deal with drug problems. Although anyone is welcome to volunteer to work at Drug Help, the staff prefers that new people have either personal ex- perience with drugs or academic training about the subject. New workers receive training from experienced workers during two or three training sessions, then they work together with an experienced person on a phone shift in order to receive more on-the-job training. community center: serving the people El W o Want You to Hear More Music By DIANE LEVICK The days of tire-strewn floors at the Fisher Cadillac building, 502 E. Washington, ended 1 a s t year with its =conversion into a "by the people" and "for the people" Community Center. Established last December, the center houses various youth- oriented community organiza- tions, including Drug Help, Ozone House, the Community Center Project, and a free medical clin- ic. "A hell of a lot of work went into this place," says Rob Swe- gart, who works at Ozone House. "The Center is a place where people can come in and learn to help others. The general philosophy here is that there are other ways to help people - and better ones - than the tradi- tional models." 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Drug Help operates a 24-hour crisis pnone line fbr any kind of drug prob- lem (761-HELP). Trained, paid workers conduct a long-term drug counseling program. The Community Center -Pro- ject office acts as the operat- ing base for a growing number of projects. Matrix Library, for example, contains magazines and books, relating to both the organizations in the Commun- ity Center and a variety of fields of social science. Ann Arbor Network, also lo- cated in the center, runs a ride switchboard for those offering and looking for transportation or trying to locate friends. The Project coordinated the designing of the Peoples Ball- room in the center. "Its open to all community people," Swegart says. "It was a garage, but now there's even a stage nside." He voices hope that eventually dance workshops as well as jams and concerts will be held there. An office has been set aside in the Community Center for the upcoming People's Communica- tion Committee. Ann Arbor Net- work will move in alorg with the headquarters of the Ann Arbor "The Center is a place where people can come in and learn to help others. The general philosophy here is that there are other ways to 6.lp people-and better ones-than the traditional models." Sun, as . 2:round newspaper run by the Rainbow People's Party, a local political group. On the upper level of the Com- munity Center, the free medical clinic gives health care to any- one who needs it. Doctors do- nate their services, but not all of the clinic workers are pro- fessionals. "They do sex counseling and treat VD," says Swegart, "but the main emphasis is on chang- ing health models - changing the available forms of health care." Also located in the Center is the Creative Arts Workshop, which sponsors weekly sessiols in various handicrafts and in ,poetry. How does the Community Cen- ter accomplish all that it does? 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