Narcotics research, rehabilitation, and treatment. Hearings, Ninety ...

)G05of complete fragmentation and I suspect that fragmentation is oneof the key descriptions for onr nationwide effort tlu^s far.Another dominant word for that effort is inadequate. In Pennsylvania,we only have six methadone maintenance clinics serving a])outl,r>00 addicts.In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there is no Statefacility devoted solely to the drug problem.Let me add that my remarks are not meant to downgrade the finework of our ]:)eople at lioth tlie private and public levels. They havedone an excellent job, particularly in law enforcement and throughthe Law Enforcement Assistance Agency here in Washington, we havehad some Federal help.Rut it would be wrong for me to tell vou that the fight againstdrug addiction is not fragmented and inadequate. At best, there area minimum number of beds devoted mainly to detox at State hospitals.Programs of rehabilitation, and aftercare to the extent that they areavailable, are privately administered with a negligible degree of Stateand local involvement.These activities must become coordinated and recognizing the needfor coordination, I have already discussed one area, for exam]:)le.with Governor Cahill of New Jersey, a different kind of coordinatingplan, a joint effort between our States to stop the illicit traffic of drugsover State lines.But we desperately need much more than our State can provide. Weneed more and better facilities, professional people in greater numbers,better enforcement, a better education program, starting in the earliestgrammar school grades. All of these call for a massive infusion ofhelp from the Federal Government.I might add in this connection that some of the studies I have beenlooking at indicate that perhaps we should be starting our educationalprogram via television, educational television networks, and so on, atkindergarten and prekindergarten years so we can get the minds setat the ''no-no'' level very simply so that these youngsters recognize thatdrugs are just not something that are to be plaVed with.Gentlemen, I just ask that you help us with professional assistanceand financial resources and I'think this job can be done. But I thinkwe would be wrong to say that it can be done with the ])rovisions ofthe present administration bill. I think that vre are thinking just interms of $45 million for our State and the Federal Government isrecommending a program that is less than one State is already spendingand they think that is inadequate. I think that if we are really goingto challenge this thing and come to grips with the drug problem,we are going to have to look to a massive program. Then T think w^ecan make strides but only if we apply our collective resources andimagination to solving this issue.I appreciate this opportunity of bringing yon up to date about whatis happening in Pennsylvania. I am sorry I cannot come and reportto you that we are doing great things in our State because most ofthe things that we want to do are still in the embryonic planningstage.Chairman Pepper. Governor, we thank you very much for yourvery able statement.( Governor Shapp's prepared statement follows:60-2,96— 71—pt. 2 IS