University Daily Kansan, October 27, 1981
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Drugs
From page one
people selling imitation drugs in Lawrence either over the counter or on the streets.
Several magazines advertise the counterfeit drugs in mail order section. This month's issue of High Times, a magazine filled with articles about illegal drugs, advertises "ludes," an imitation Quaalude, as well as several types of imitation caine.
QUALUDEL U is a barbiturate sold in tablet form. Cocaine is a stimulant in crystalline form.
One manufacturer of stimulants in Pittsburgh, Pa., called Bob S Dunnes, sends out a brochure with information about the drug.
The owner of the company said over the phone that there would be no problem in shipping the dishware.
However, postal authorities have stopped delivery of mail and postal mail orders to about 35 firms, mostly distributors dealing with look-alike grounds that they were using false advertising.
The Food and Drug Administration requested seizures of the fake pep lips, imitation speed and other look-alike drugs at factories in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida and Alabama last month.
terrifics of frequently abused prescription drugs.
Epstein said that before the Cause Drug Act
was enacted, the drug was not used.
THE FDA charged that the pills were counterfeit(s of frequently abused prescription drugs.
"They were similar to the pharmaceutical
brands, but slightly different. It was obvious that someone was trying to copy," she said.
The drugs look professionally made, because they can be legally produced in some states.
The stimulants are popular on college campuses for several reasons, according to Epstein.
"Some people use them to stay up late and study. Others use them for driving home long distances, over, say, Thanksgiving break," she said.
"Other people take them in order to heighten their self esteem, not so much because they want to stay awake, but because it gives them confidence."
HOWEVER, students buy the look-alikes as street drugs think they are getting the real thing. Epstein said that one popularly copied pill was an ammhetamine called a "black beauty."
In addition to gambling with their health, consumers of the imitation drugs are paying an exorbitant price for what they are getting, according to Einstein.
They are getting cheated, paying for the countercounsel remedies and other over-the-counter drugs, she said.
"A person selling those drugs on the street makes a high percentage of profit. Anybody can make that money."
The biggest problem with street drugs, whether they are look-alike pills or real narcotics, is that the buyer never knows what he is getting. Froein said.
"It just depends on how many hands it's gone
through. It would be very easy for someone to dump out the contents of a capsule or to dilute it.
"Even if you know your source, it goes through so many channels that chances are slim of finding it."
ALTHOUGH A lot of the pills have enough potency to produce the desired effect, another danger lies in not knowing what kind of reaction they will have to the ingredients in imitation drugs.
The summer issue of Drug Survival News, a drug information publication, described two deaths that the New Mexico medical investigator's office said were attributed to phenylpropanolamine and one that was caused by ephedrine.
Despite cases reported nationwide, neither Watkins Memorial Hospital nor Lawrence Memorial Hospital has reported any problems with the look-alike drugs.
Another death in Illinois, described in the book *Anaconda*, was a "acute caffeine lockly" by the county coroner.
ONE FALLACY concerning the imitation of them are supposed to be "dinger," *Exspirant*.
"Look-alike doesn't always imply stimulant—it just means mind altering. That can include drugs like Methylxedoate."
Qualude look-alike presents a big problem, because Qualudes are a popular drug in general.
truck but that the cars rented for about $12 a day and the trucks for about $20 a day.
Lemon
From page one
AFTER THE first 50 miles, Twigg said,
there is a 10-cent charge each mile. Rented
vehicles must stay within a 200-mile radius of
Lawrence and customers use their own
insurance unless they pay a $2 daily charge for
an insurance waiver.
Wigg said renters had to be 18 years old and have a valid driver's license to rent one of them.
The alternative to used car rental for the individual who can't survive without a car for a short period of time is a conventional car rental agency.
"We offer three advantages over a used car rental business," said Alloie Poison, manager
"First of all, we're nationwide. We have a network where if your car breaks down, you can just pick up another one and go on your wav.
"We're also available at airports. A customer can call our toll-free reservation number and the car will be at the airport waiting for him.
"Also, our cars are new and are therefore more gas efficient and get better gas mileage. Since the customer pays for the gas, that's important."
Fetter said Hertz provided either $100,000 or $300,000 liability insurance for $5 a day instead of using the customer's personal insurance.
The center must be 21 years old, have a valid driver's license and have a credit card
HERTZ'S DAILY rates range from $19.90 to $31.95 and depend on the class of the car, Potter said. The class is determined by the size and make of a car. After the first 100 miles, there is a 15-cent charge for each additional mile.
Whether customers choose to rent a new car or a wreck depends as much on their personalities as on how much cash they have saved in funds, according to both Sanders and Potter.
"We cater to people who want new cars," Potter said.
"Lease-A-Lemon won't damage my business."
Sanders said that a used car rental place was the customer's way of saving money in today's tight economy, as well as service (which is love) and furniture warehouses are used to save money.
"I excited about it," he said. "In a year, year and a half, we hope to have about 25 to 30 children."
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