,DUBL9 ,COMMUNITIES ,ORGANISE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PATRICIA ,MC,C>?Y ,TEXT 3 ,! H]O9 EPIDEMIC 9 ,DUBL9 IS CAUS+ MAJOR PROBLEMS = ADDICTS & = ! COMMUNITIES :]E !Y LIVE4 ,ODDLY 5\< Y\ W\LD NOT GET ANY 9KL+ ( ?IS CRISIS FROM ! B\RGEOIS PRESS4 ,?AT IS BECAUSE ! EPIDEMIC & ITS EFFECTS >E CONF9$ TO ! 9N] CITY & ! WORK+ CLASS SUBURBS LIKE ,BALLYMUN1 ,TALLAD/[N4 ,! POLITICIANS & ! P[]S ?AT BE DON'T GIVE A DAMN AB\T ! PEOPLE :O LIVE 9 !SE COMMUNITIES OR AB\T ! PROBLEMS !Y FACE4 ,SO1 />T+ LA/ SUMM]1 !SE COMMUNITIES BEGAN TO ORGANIZE !IR [N RESPONSE TO ! DRUGS CRISIS4 ,I,C,O,N1 ! ,9N] ,CITY ,ORGANIZATIONS ,NETWORK1 BAS$ ON ! NOR?SIDE1 TOOK AN 9ITIATIVE4 ,IT />T$ A S]IES ( MEET+S1 OP5 TO ! COMMUNITY1 9 ! ,NOR? ,/> ,HOTEL TO DISCUSS WAYS TO TACKLE ! PROBLEM4 ,!SE MEET+S W]E WELL ATT5D$ BY LOCAL PEOPLE :O TALK$ AB\T !IR EXP]I5CES ) SONS & DAUTN]S :O >E ADDICTS & :O CAN'T GET ON TO ! TREATM5T PROGRAMS BECAUSE ! WAIT+ LI/S >E SO LONG4 ,!RE >E N[ UPW>DS ( FIVE HUNDR$ ADDICTS WAIT+ TO GET ON ME?ADONE TREATM5T PROGRAMS 9 ,DUBL94 ,SOME ( !SE >E 9 !IR E>LY TE5S4 ,SOME >E V]Y SICK ) ! ,H,I,V VIRUS & EV5 ,AIDS4 ,YET ! MA9 RESPONSE ( ! GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ 9 ! SUMM] WAS A LAW & ORD] ONE CONC5TRAT$ ON SECURITY & POLIC+4 ,!SE K9DS ( RESPONSES HAVE BE5 TRI$ 9 PRACTICALLY EV]Y C\NTRY EXP]I5C+ ! SAME DRUGS CRISIS )\T SUCCESS4 ,I,C,O,N SOON SAW ! NE$ TO SPREAD \T ! CAMPAIGN TO O!R COMMUNITIES4 ,A S]IES ( CITY WIDE MEET+S W]E HELD 9 ,LIB]TY ,HALL :I* W]E ATT5D$ BY PEOPLE FROM ! ,LIB]TIES1 ,BLAN*>D/[N1 ,TALLAEAS4 ,A S]IES ( DEM&S W]E DRAWN UP & SUB-GR\PS SET UP TO DEAL ) ! DIFF]5T ASPECTS ( ! PROBLEM4 ,A BIG 9CREASE 9 ! AVAILABILITY ( TREATM5T = ADDICTS BO? 9 LOCALLY BAS$ CL9ICS1 UND] COMMUNITY CONTROL1 & FROM LOCAL ,G4,PS >E C5TRAL DEM&S4 ,O!R ISSUES >E ! LACK ( ME?ADONE MA9T5ANCE PROGRAMS 9 ! PRISONS1 ! LACK ( SUCCESS BY ! POLICE 9 CAT*+ ! BIG DEAL]S1 & ! DESP]ATE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 9 ! COMMUNITIES :I* CAUSE ! DRUG ADDICTION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,UNLIKE ! COMMUNITY RESPONSE 9 ! #a#i#hS1 !RE HAS BE5 LITTLE 5?USIASM = A RETURN TO ! TACTICS ( ! ,CONC]N$ ,P>5TS ,AGA9/ ,DRUGS4 ,C,P,A,D HAD TAK5 A DIRECT ACTION APPROA* TO DEAL]S & ?OSE SUSPECT$ ( DEAL+1 & =C$ !M \T ( ! COMMUNITIES4 ,AL?\< SOME PEOPLE )9 ! CAMPAIGN DO /ILL FAVOR ?IS APPROA*1 MO/ DON'T BECAUSE ( ! TOTALLY *ANG$ SITUATION ON ! GR\ND N[4 ,N[ MO/ FAMILIES 9VOLV$ 9 ! CAMPAIGN HAVE A CLOSE RELATIVE :O IS AN ADDICT1 !Y MAY EV5 HAVE A CLOSE RELATIVE :O HAS DI$ AT A Y\NG AGE FROM A DRUG RELAT$ ILLNESS4 ,MANY ADDICTS >E ALSO SMALL TIME DEAL]S 9 ORD] TO SUPPORT !IR HABIT4 ,! DRUG PROBLEM IS SO CLOSELY 9T]TW9$ ) ! FABRIC ( ! COMMUNITY N[ 1ESPECIALLY 9 ! 9N] CITY >EAS1 ?AT IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE OR DESIRABLE TO ADOPT ! TACTICS ( ,C,P,A,D BECAUSE PEOPLE W\LD BE T>GET+ MEMB]S ( !IR [N FAMILIES4 ,ANO!R REASON IS ?AT !RE IS N[ A CLE>] REALIZATION ?AT !RE IS NO?+ TO BE GA9$ BY JU/ PU%+ ! PROBLEM & ! ADDICTS FROM ONE >EA TO ANO!R4 ,!RE >E O!R ISSUES TO BE TACKL$ TOO1 SU* AS ! FACT ?AT ME?ADONE ITSELF IS HIGUE ?AT IT IS BETT] TO PRESCRIBE H]O94 ,! :OLE ISSUE ( LEGALIZATION & DECRIM9ALIZATION ( H>D & S(T DRUGS IS ALSO UP = DEBATE4 ,RESI/ANCE FROM COMMUNITIES TO DRUG TREATM5T CL9ICS 9 !IR >EAS ALSO HAS TO BE TACKL$ HEAD ON4 ,ON ! O!R H& !RE >E EXAMPLES FROM ,TALLAD REFUS$ TO DEAL ) ! PROBLEM4 ,! RELUCTANCE ( ,G4,PS TO TREAT ADDICTS IS BASICALLY A F9ANCIAL ONE4 ,IF ! ,DEPT4 ( ,HEAL? W\LD AGREE TO PAY !M MORE TO TREAT ADDICTS1 MANY MORE W\LD WILL+LY DO SO4 ,/RANGELY 5\< ?IS IS EXACTLY ! SAME L9E ( >GUM5T !Y USE AB\T TREAT+ ,TRAVEL]S6 ,! /ATE IS NOT PUTT+ 9 ! RES\RCES TO TACKLE ! PROBLEM 9 ANY EFFECTIVE WAY4 ,!IR RESPONSE IS PRIM>ILY A POLIC+ ONE4 ,AS LONG AS ! H]O9 PROBLEM /AYS 9 ! WORK+ CLASS COMMUNITIES -- :]E IT CREATES HAVOC ) PEOPLE LIVES -- ! /ATE WILL NOT BO!R TO RESPOND 9 A S]I\S MANN] UNLESS IT IS =C$ TO DO SO4 ,?IS IS :AT ! ,I,C,O,N L$ CAMPAIGN HAS BE5 SET UP TO DO4 ,IT HAS ! DIRECT SUPPORT & 9VOLVEM5T ( LOCAL PEOPLE FROM WORK+ CLASS COMMUNITIES & IS DEMOCRATICALLY RUN4 ,IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 IF IT CAN BE EFFECTIVE AGA9/ ! 9DIFF]5CE & SELF-9T]E/ ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 7,S\RCE3 ,RETRIEV$ ON #e? ,DECEMB] #bba FROM /RUGGLE4WS47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #a#d1 #bbb 3 ,DUBL9 ,COMMUNITIES ,ORGANISE -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/WWW4,REVOLT,LIB4COM_/