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

637now handles 200 people at a cost of $4.75 per person per day could easily bedoubled. Daytop could use a second facility to handle another 50 people at acost of $9.50 per person per day. NARCO has been told it will lose about $33,000in funding from the State and needs that much plus $50,000 to renovate itsdetoxification center. The use of Naloxone at the Out-Patient Clinic is now availableto only 15 people ; funds for 75 additional people at $10 per person per daycould be utilized immediately. The $50,000 now being spent on outpatient servicesfor acid and speed users could be tripled. Neighborhood centers to provide preventionaland educational centers, alternatives and referrals are needed. In otherwords, a tremendous amount of money is needed right away for New Havenbarely to begin to meet its needs.THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTLegislation for treatment efforts is in place. The item lacking is funding.Other than possibly consolidating the programs in a single office in HEW,instead of the current situation in which they are in the Office of Education,the National Institute of Mental Health and the Office of Economic Opportunityno new legislation would appear to be necessary, rather increased appropriations.More funds are also needed for the grants administered through the Law EnforcementAssistance Administration of the Justice Department which providemoney for drug abuse programs.Enforcement efforts at the local level are not and cannot be sufficient to dealwith the problems of the availability of drugs. We cannot stop the Mow ofdrugs into our cities because the flow into this country is not under control.Greater enforcement efforts are needed along the countx-y's borders. Morecustoms officers and more stringent procedures for searching incoming goodsand ti'avelers could greatly decrease the amount of available drugs, especiallyheroin. In addition, the dispensation of drugs through doctors and pharmaciesshould be much more closely regulated. Each should be required to submitreports to the government on all drugs distributed through them. This couldgreatly reduce the abuse of amphetamines and narcotics.It must be realized that any of these efforts are stop-gap in nature. The needfor drugs or any other outlet stems from pi'Oblems in our society. These areproblems which I would not presume to define but which cannot be dealt withthrough anything short of a national effort. What is it in this country or inhuman society that makes man turn to drugs or alcohol or any other escapemechanism?I appreciate the opportunity to submit this testimony to you and hope thatwe can find a way for this country to deal with this serious problem.[Exhibit No. 26(e)]Statement Submitted by Joseph F. O'Neill, Commissioner, PoliceDepartment, Philadelphia, Pa.The narcotics problem in Philadelphia, as in every other area of our Nation,h,as increased substantially in recent years. This is reflected in the dramatic jumpin the number of offenders arrested for narcotic violations as indicated in thefollowing table:lear:Totalarrests1965 ,9281966 14461967 18711968 304719G9 38281970 7218Based on current arrest rates, approximately 10,000 persons will be chargedwith narcotic violations in Philadelphia during 1971.iCertainly this tenfold increase in narcotic arrests Is cause for concern. Froma police view, narcotics activity today requires a major portion of police manpowerfor the detection and apprehension of persons involved in the sale, possessionand use of narcotics in the community. Also a significant amount of othercrime is generated by narcotics addicts who must frequently commit property60-296—71—pt. 2 20