8B The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, October 25, 1990
I Greenbrier West Juniors
Logan Hospital and WVSOM 'Exterior Decorating' ,
Start Cooperative Venture " "-=
Officials of Logan General area by hnproving the quality o
Hospital and the West Virginia medical care. The development
of a residency program with
WVSOM promises to bring even
more such benefits." Spurlock
added.
James Stookey, D.O., dean for
academic affairs at WVSOM,
noted. "our school's mission is to
provide family physic.lens lbr
rural West Virginia. This new
agreement with Logan General
Hospital will provide another
strong clinical training site m
West Virginia for our graduates.
"Because of the strong corre-
lation between where physicians
complete their postdoctoral
training and the location of their
practice site, we expect to see
many of the physicians going
through this program choosing
to stay in West Virginia to prac-
tice," added Stookey.
School of Osteopathic Medicine
today announced a new coOpera-
tive venture that will provide
more physicians to practice in
West Virginia.
The two parties have signed
an agreement to place three
graduates of the osteopathic
school In general practice resi-
dency positions at Logan Gen-
eral Hospital begimling in July
1991.
"We are very pleased with this
development," said Mark Spur-
lock, M.D., Medical Affairs Direc-
tor at Logan General Hospital.
"Our Internship program with
WVSOM has been outstanding,
benefiting young physicians,
Logan General ttospitat arid
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Greenbrier WestHigh School Juniors take a break for the camera
after completing a homecoming decorating project at the Charmco
school. Groups from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes each
decorated the exteriors of different buildings on the campus. Judges
later gave top honors to the senior class. Below are Robert Nettles
(left). Destiny Rhodes, Jamle Ripley, Cindy Van Natter, and Mike Le-
wis. On the roof are Jay Christy (left), John Lively, Kim Martin, Claude
Bevins, Eric Franklin and "Sam" Woolridge.
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The following column is for a
parent who wanted information
on the use and side-effects of
inhalants.
There are many dangerous
side effectsI In some cases,
"sniffing" or "huffing," the terms
young people use to describe in-
halant use, can cause allergic
reactions, temporary paralysis,
asphyxiation, irregular heart-
beat, nausea, partial amnesia,
blurred vision, and reduced
muscular co,Ordinations. In some
cases, death is immediate for
both the first-time user and the
long-time user. For long-time
users, =sniffing" will cause dam-
age to the central nervous sys-
tem, permanent lung damage
and damage to the liver, kid-
neys, blood and bone marrow.
Long-term usage will also cause
irreversible brain damage or
death. Inhalants can also cause
violent behavior, delusions (be-
lieving things which are not
true), and hallucinations. An
overdose while using inhalants
happens all at once and without
warning.
How can you tell if someone
has been using inhalants? In
addition to appearing drunk,
abusers of inhalants may have
strange stains on their bodies or
clothing, bad breath, a chemical
odor on their clothing, or suffer
from excessive coughing, snif-
fling, stomach cramps or leg
cramps. An inhalant abuser may
have rags or cloths in the closet
or in hiding places around the
house, backyard, or garage,
dried stains on clothes smelling
like chemicals, or may keep
empty containers of abused
products in his room. In time. an
inhalant abuser will suffer from
chronic laziness, loss of appetite,
a sloppy appearance, suffer from
a lack of interest in the family,
and experience restlessness,
mood{hess or nightmares.
What type of person uses in-
halants in order to get high?
People who use inhalants usu-
ally range from the age of 7 to
17. More boys use inhalants
than girls. People in rural com-
munities are more likely to use
inhalants than people who live
in cities. Sniffers or huffers,
those who use inhalants, usually
have low self-esteem. In the
past, =sniffers" usually came
from broken homes and were
poor but this has changed in re-
cent years.
There are many reasons why
young people sniff or huff. Many
young people get
because of peer
see their friends
they feel the need to
this way, too.
is a very cheap high.
worth of gasoline
people high than a
cheap wine.
to buy, easy to use and
can often go
usually suspects a
buying nail polish for
abuse? Using
quick high. The
in a few seconds. "ITie
anywhere from 5 to
and the user usuall
a hangover.
don't have to worry
to jail if they get
like marijuana,
other drug.
What do
lighter fluid,
ing fluids, p
thinners, shoe
ish, spot removers,
nonsiick frying pan
sol sprays of all
correction fluid
insecticides,
sprays, cold weather
ers, rubber cement,
hundreds of other
in common? These
used by many
high. These people
four different ways.
the sniffing
sniffing, the abuser
rags, cotton or tisstles
the substance from a
or empty soda can
whatever the pers~
sniff. Some
through huffing or
substance t
mouths. Some
through the use
which is a rolled
inhale the fumes
stance directly into
nose. Other
through "bagging,
method, the user
stance in a bag,
tightly over his
breathes deeply,
stance into his nose
Inhalant use is not
dangerous, It's
deadly. Anyone who
lants Is taking his
own hands. It
high but it just isn't
you're using
you can't stop usir
get some help.
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