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_-aleoholism.,

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_“xian-profit__organization,—. people’

“grant, was started in 1980 by”

’- graduate and head of the

4 Mansen's program by a

_ predominantly high-rise

- district were on ‘medication. ‘of some, “kind, Taken’ in conjunction .- “with alcohol, the effects - gould be disastrous if not lethal.

Among’ © thé . recom- mendations of ‘the’ city

“vancouvk (CP) — age-€5, \Jdek Rawson is again . struggling with.

-Rawson, whose real identity is being protected, — ‘es ‘In the weat end of —Varicouver whose . 10,000 élderly form. the most - densely ‘populated: senior | citizens group in Canada. . seniors’. fileohol and drug- He is one of 14 to 18: per cent elated: ‘difficulties. ; of these people reported to. -. Mansen,; -who, had retired have. “aleohal- Telated © as director..of an alcohol 7 problems, 05 = rehabilitation program with -Helpis available for some the Seniors’ and Drug . Rithabilitation Soclety: ‘This

. looking for similar work in the community,

' “Many of these elderly suffer un- “necessarily,” he says, "Even * those who. are identified ‘often cannot get help as centres they might be ‘referred to—generally

funded with, a New Horizons

Martin Mansen, 69, a. philosophy and. socidlogy’

society's. 10-member volun{eer board, - “Rawson was referred to’

~ mobile, ..- something a number of these . ‘people aren't.” | vislting homemaker - who

Had been looking after him.

_ Like many alcoholics, his habit has led to poor health, A city health.department survey carried out in 1977 through to me,” he says. discovered that 95 per cent ‘He told me that one of my

.of the seniors in this problems is that‘I've never

learned to live alone.”

Alcoholics” © Anonymous group without success. But “when. Marty Mansen

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Healing through magnetism may sound like science fiction, but the first systematic Canadian study of "magnetic field therapy" oe is under way: at Wellesley Hospital in’ Toronto, one-of the. . _ country’ 's ~ major

devices we use. “While the machine that

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inyolyes. 200 patlents ‘With chronic. pala’ “from: such.

chronic muscle’ strain, ‘mays: if Dr. Charles Godfrey, whois . directing the research, ;

One hundred patients receivé traditlonal physical therapy treatment for. thelr -eondition, including «heat, massage and exercise given two or three times a week

_ over a two-month period.

The other 100 receive the same number of treatments - over the same length of time - but their therapy simply consists of sitting, for: 15 - -’ minutes two or three times a week, inaide a large drum “which has a magnet in. ita "wall,

- When the magnet is ac- tivated ‘by running . elec- . tricity through it, a phisating magnetic field is

number of pulsations per second can vary from about five up to about 200,” Godfrey aaid in . 6 ai intervie ew..“That Is, the magnetic field. would build up and break. down that frequently. ; ‘He said people are con- atantly exposed t6 magnetic effects, from- both the relatively. Btatic-and low- power: ~ magnetic’. fleld ~ geherated by the earth itself end from ‘the higher- @- requéncy:— — but still low- © “over = , mnanetle Aleta,

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“report was the’ establish- “ment of, a well-structured: ‘program:: to deal with.

a large: corporation, ' WAS.

require’ their-clients tobe.

- Rawson had attended |

visited me, he ‘reallly. got .

basis, doctors and a retired city -

' Senerated by the electrical .

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" ‘Rawson, who at.one time owned. ‘two - weekly newspapers | and has been a

* leading” light in a federal 7 political

party's local - organization, . has been married three tlmes and. is.

, currently separated, It was

during his second marriage that - his drinking - drifted éver the line: from belng’ a. social activity to Becoming a problem. Drink, he ad-— mits, contributed to” the breakdown of his last” two marriages. a -He’s-been.on the wagmn.

‘for several. months | but’ - continues to get depressed, .

As a result, Mansen has

arranged for him to receive’

psychiatric counselling over 4 26-day period at a centre « in New festm{nster. Mansen | agrees that many © elderly citizena who've been . moderate, social . drinkers for.years begin to consume toa much because they’ Te. lonely, They may | feel

“rejected. and unneeded or “perhaps are grieving for'a

lost. spouse. -

” Fifteen persons work for. the soclety on a volunteer including (three

journalist who serve on the

a vo+ board, = toy , ee . . ' ~ “ . 7

Once the soélety ‘receives areferral, personal contact is.made and the individual

' » is encouraged to visit one of

the city’ 8 detox centres: to

‘sober up; an essential - process if he is to benefit

from a month-long program at a treatment centre. Nevertheless, ‘this “is).a

voluntary ‘commitment and |

'- the Individual -is free: to” Jeave a detox centre at any .

time. ~ The. patient benefita ‘from’

"thie ‘ treatinent - centre “by. from the OR.

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‘teaches people. how to.’ realizing many people are -positively. use their time in ine same boat. previously | ‘this connection, — - Monten eaye.it is important — «that a programi-exists ‘that. deals specifically with this- age-group. and that. those:.../and that the body is capable helping © them sre _ older... of relaxing through regular ‘exercise.

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“The treatment, centre “per cent —

. Spent. on. ‘drinking. Some: newd to-

sleep without the aid of pila” ;-or intoxicating substances,

Mansen expects: a success ‘rate of between 60 and 70.

“Anything less

“than that and I'd think the . Program needed cor ec:

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