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

64bank robbery or an assault. You do not have the heroin addict comingforward and complaining. He is trying to find where he can getsome more heroin.I do feel the total effort which has been made in the last 2 yearshas stemmed the tide. You can feel it when you are talking to someof the college students and others. That doesn't mean we are still notin a crisis situation.Chairman Pepper. You mean, sir; we are not in a crisis situationwith respect to heroin use in this country ?Mr. RossiDEs. I said that we are. We have done an enormous amount,in my judgment, in the combined Federal and State establishment inthe last 2 years, and we have arrested a downward slide, in my ownpersonal judgment. I get this from many different people—from enforcementpeople, from students, and others.But that doesn't mean we are not still in a crisis. We are; obviouslywe are. But it took 10 years to get to this stage and the trip back maytake a long time.Chairman Pepper. What we are trying to do is supplement thesplendid effort you law enforcement people are making by seeing ifwouldn't be possible to stop the growing of opium. But you haveitto stop the legitimate demand. In order to do that you have to haveeffective substitutes,Mr. RossiDES. From the enforcement point of view, this is essential.Chairman Pepper. That is why I feel, and I hope this belief isshared by the committee, that more money spent in research to findthese synthetic substitutes, and more money spent in trying to findantagonistic drugs so that the pusher's market would be diminished,would help law enforcement in the country.Mr. RossiDES. No question whatsoever, Mr. Chairman.I used to stress that out of the dollar I would want most of it goingfor education. I have changed in the last year to now add the needfor research. I do want to point out the President has substantiallyincreased funds for research and education. But that doesn't mean moremay not be needed. That is up to the Congress and the executive towork out.Chairman Pepper. Mr. Blommer ?Mr. Blommer. No ouestions, Mr. Chairman.Chairman Pepper. Mr. Mann ?Mr. Mann. Recognizing that the abolition of legal growing of theopium poppy would necessarily be pursuant to an international agreement,almost worldwide, what good would it do for the United States,through the Congress, to take unilateral action to abolish the importationof opium ? What good would it then do you in trying to negotiatean international agreement with other countries?Mr. RossiDES. I would say, without commenting fully on the premise—becauseit can be done unilaterally by each countryMr. Mann. Yes.Mr. RossiDES. (continuing). The will of the Congress spoken afterhearings, after testimony, after review and analysis—that this is thejudgement of the Congress of the United States, would have, in myjudgment, a very salutary effect throughout the world, throughout thenations that are members of the TTnited Nations, and it would be aplus.