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Monday, Nov. 18, 1985
Cocaine
it's more like $25 to $50 a week."
Continued from p.1
It's more likely Chris says, "Coke is the ultimate in impulse buying. You want it, and you want it now.
"Many people buy more than once in an evening. I sell a lot late at night, at 3 a.m., when they come back for more."
Chris says he thinks employees or owners at most Lawrence private clubs either use or deal cocaine.
"We have one or two dealers here every night," he says. "Most employees know who they are. The dealers easily get new customers as the word travels."
John, who asked that his real name not be used, works at a private club patronized by students.
Jack Colyer, a counselor at Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism, a center which also counsels drug users, says cocaine is a status drug — the "in people" do it. Cocaine users are found in various professions, he says, and the average user is under 40.
In addition to students, Chris says, he has swnorted with or sold cocaine to about a half dozen teaching assistants, two administrators, many business owners and other prominent residents of Lawrence.
"It should be a major concern for the country," Colyer says. "It is a drain on our financial resources and the productivity and talent of industry."
Chris divides his customers into three categories: wealthy students, students involved in the business of drugs and established people in the community.
"Many frat boys with rich parents have a lot of money they don't know what to do with," he says. "They come in their new BMWs, dressed in the latest clothes. They buy a gram at a time to use one night.
"Their parents would never suspect that they are supporting their coke habit."
Cindy says she gets money from her parents whenever she asks them.
her p... whenever she asks them.
Colyer says a heavy user's habit
may cost between $35,000 and $50,000
a year.
"Most students can't afford that," he says. "So they start dealing drugs to their friends to support their habit. They also turn to stealing or prostitution."
These dealers fit into Chris's second category — users who become dealers to be able to afford their own habits.
"Some sell pot to get money for cocaine," Chris says. "I supply the smaller coke dealers. They buy a
quarter or an eighth of an ounce each time and can sell it in a single evening."
evenings.
In Chris' line of distribution, one of several in Lawrence, a half-pound or pound of cocaine is delivered to one or two contacts in town. Then a dealer buys it by the ounce from that contact. The cost is about $2,000 an ounce.
The cocaine is distributed to other dealers in decreasing quantities and with decreasing quality until it reaches the average user.
"Most dealers are students, paying their way through school," he says. "They're not professional criminals. That's why there's not too much violence. Organized crime only reaches down so far in the structure."
When life in the fast lane becomes a bit too fast, and the white lines start coming too quickly, cocaine users lose touch with reality.
Chris estimates that hundreds of people in Lawrence are heavy cocaine users, and their habits often exceed their resources. They start owing huge sums of money and have to turn to dealing to pay off their debts.
"This is not kid stuff," Chris said.
"I knew a guy who owed $14,000.
Anytime you can owe that much money,
you'll end up being you're in trouble. Where are you going to get that kind of money legally?"
Colyer says a myth of safety surrounds cocaine. But evidence indicates that cocaine causes as much physical and emotional deterioration as other drugs.
"Six months of cocaine use can do as much damage as 10 years of alcoholism," Colyer says. "It creates a strong psychological dependency. Addicts can develop symptoms very similar to a schizophrenic person."
By Chris' standards, users are definitely abusers when they are freebasing - smoking the fumes of a heated cocaine base.
"When you're freebasing, your brain turns to mush in a few weeks," he says.
Even worse is injecting speedballs — a mixture of cocaine and heroin. It was an overdose of speedball that killed comedian John Belushi in March 1982.
Chris doesn't know of any speedballers and says he doesn't sell heroin, only cocaine and marijuana.
It's a major part of your life," he says. "It is easy to fall under its control and only be thinking of when you are going to do the next line."
Chris also tries not to be involved with freebases. He says they can easily run up a debt of hundreds of dollars, and they still ask for more.
Cindy says she doesn't think cocaine is controlling her life.
"I'm never going to get addicted," Cindy says. "I don't go crazy if I don't get it.
"It's foolish — but fun."
Chris smoked marijana in high school and began snorting cocaine when he came to KU. His own habit can be as much as 5 to 10 grams during "a partying week." After a night of heavy use, he says, he finds it hard to conduct an intelligent conversation.
Cocaine makes her more alert, more talkative and heightens all her sensations, she says. She can stay up late at parties or during studying.
"I've had problems myself," he says. "But I'm not addicted now.
"It's a question of will power. You get caught up into the excitement and the social circle. You forget there's a world outside the coke world."
Chris says he doesn't have any qualms about selling cocaine. He argues that he isn't pushing it on anyone.
"If they weren't getting it from me, they would get it from someone else," he says.
"But I won't sell to anyone I think has a problem. If they are close friends, I say: 'Is this for you? You're doing too much.' "
Life in the fastest of lanes has its risks. For Chris, dealing with cocaine is exciting. It's like a game, he says.
"Arts, and they say that it is not a serious problem when You have a serious problem when
"The circle forms around you," Chris says. "You know everybody. Some of it is phony, but some isn't. And they aren't going to mess with me if they want coke."
Jim Flory, Douglas County district attorney, says the minimum prison sentence for dealing or possessing cocaine is three to five years, and the maximum is 10 to 20 years.
Chris says, "I'm afraid of getting busted. Nothing is worth getting caught. It could ruin my whole life."
"But once you're used to having the money and the social stuff — and to be able to have coke whenever you want to — it's hard to stop.
"I can't buck the odds for too long. I've done it for a year and a half, and I'll have to quit soon."
Week Ahead at KU
Pre-summit film festival. Films on international event screenings.umn.edu. Visit UMN, Exhibit "Art and Social Comment," in Browsing Room, Room. Sponsored by political science department
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Microcomputer workshop "Wordart Professional" a w.m. computer Room. Computer Room.
African studies seminar. "From Migrants to Proliterators in Africa: Lessons from Colonial Tanzania." *Theodore Valentine, African Studies: Voen, Alcove D, Union.*
Exhibit opening. Graduate art show, 1 p.m. Art and Design Building gallery. Through Nov. 26. Opening Thursday through Saturday. Registration by Government." Brian Bell, University of Missouri-Kansas City. 3 p.m., intermission.
Harlart Symposium, Robert Andrew Parker,
bariat; 8:30 p. m. Spencer Museum of Art
155 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10026
- SUA film. "The Times of Harvey Milk." 7:30
m.p. woodwulf Auditorium.
and Other Angus, Women 101 Harriet Goldstein,
Lerner Memorial Foundation 79 m. aelson. M. Alderson
Curator's Choice. Tim Mitchell, art history;
7:30 p.m. art museum galleries. by reservation
www.curator.org
Tomorrow
Grant proposal seminar: "Indirect Costs and
conference room," Call 864-3294 for information
p. m. Woodruff Auditorium.
Linguistics colloquy, *Negation in Early and Modern Scandinavian*. Donald Watkins, Ger-
many's Literatures and Literatures. 7:30 p.m. 207 Blake Hall.
Inaugural lecture, "Some Moments in the History of America"—the History of the American Civil War. Dr. Keith M. Reed distinguished professors of journalism at Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
Concert. University Band, John Grahel conducting; University Wend Ensemble, Robert Foster conducting 8 p.m. Craffon-Preyer Theatre
Diana story hour. With Bibity Patton and Diane Tine for ages 4-16. 10 a.m. Museum of Holocaust History.
University Former. "Silikwe: A Community on the Kansas Frontier." *The Economical Christian Ministries Center, 1049 Oread Ave Call 853-642-7200*. "The University of Oklahoma," *Ardian studies dorms.* "Doorn Africans have friends?"
African studies semester. "Does Africaians have a future?" Junai Van der Walt, South Africa
Affirmative Action workbox "EO/AA Update or Faculty and Staff" Jobbis Tables 1.p.m. to 5pm.
Physics and astronomy lecture. "Conets." David Beard, University distinguished professor of physics and astronomy. i p.m. Council Hall, Union.
**Women's Resource Center workshop." One
Couple Plus Two Careers." 7 p.m. jayhawk
Hall.**
Wednesday
- SUA Film. "The Red Shoes" 7:30 p.m.
Jaybawk Room, Union.
- 2 Concert, Hungarian State Orchestra. a p.m.
Hoe Auditorium. Tickets on sale at Murphy hour
office. All seats reserved. Call 641-982 for
reservations.
Thursday
Nov. 21
Micrerecuper workbook *LOTUS* – University Applications. 9 a.m. micrerecuper Room. 8 a.m. Micrerecuper Room.
Adult Development Collegium, "Evolutionary
Explanations of Human Behavior." Kenneth Amtrage, Robert Holt and Glen Wimpey. Neurobiology department 11:39 a.m.
Adele D. Union. E
Nov. 20
University Senate/Faculty Senate, 4.p.m. Woodford Auditorium
Mathematics collubium. Statements and Pro-
ductions. Mathematics Department of Brown University, 4.19 m 119 Rose Hall.
Volleyball and indoor soccer Hill championships
in p. Robinson Gymnastics 604-856-3452
Recreation entry deadline. For squash and racquall ball doubles and mixed doubles, 5 p.m. on Sunday at the WCC.
American Soldiery meeting, Film,
Free Homeland and Death, & p. 168.
Ecumenical Churches
Education
Bachelor of Arts in the American Past with Calder
Pickett. 7 p.m.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
KAAN-FM 912. The American Past with Calder
Wolbert Rubens, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, "Canaa in the
North Atlantic Triangle, Canadian,
British and American Relations"
J. L. Gransteinate, York
University, Ontario. 8 p.m. Audition Advisor.
Picket 1. 7:30 p.m.
Woodford Auditorium.
La Dolce Vita." 7:30 p.m.
Woofrild Audioitrum.
- Intrasquad preloadship basketball tournament. Deadline for entries, b.p. 8pm. 260 Robinson
- *FM 82. "Opera is My Hobby" with James Seaver 7 p.m.
- "Japanese Theatre. *Fujita,* *&* "Shimizu*
No and Kyogen play in 8 p., m.schw. Rehearsal
Hall, Murphy. Repeated on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, Murphy box office. All statis-
tical admission.
- Observatory open house. If sky is clear, 8 p.m.
Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 600 Linden
Road, Cary, NC 27531. (340) 299-2512.
- SUA飞马, "Strange Behavior," midnight Woodruff Auditorium. Also Saturday.
Nov. 23
Saturday
KANI'L FM 92. The Vintage Jazz Show. 9:30 a.m.
KANI'L FM 92. The Jazz Score. 10 a.m.
Tarleton Truck. Cross country run. 8 a.m. West Campa, Recreation Services and Lawrence Recreation Services sponsors. Register until 7:50 a.m. Call 864 344 for information.
Retirees Club coffee. Adam Lounge. Adams
Ahmum Center. 10 a.m. at Music at 11 a.m.
- Football. KU-University of Missouri. Last game of season. 11:40 a.m. Memorial Stadium. Women's basketball. KU-Utah University. Women's basketball. All-Penn State House. KU students admit free
Sunday Nov. 24
Nov.24
Kansas orienteering championships. Sponsored by SUA, 10:45 a.m. Lake Park Register at Sloough Creek area. Call 864-367-497 for information. Squash and balltournament. Doubles
KAUN-FM 8-72. The KU concert's 1:30 p.m.
* *SIA film, "The Gift," 2 p.m. Woodruff
Concert, Handel's "Solomon." Combined choirs, choruses and University Symphony Orchestra. James Ralston, conductor. 3:30 p.m. Hoch Auditorium.
Friday
Nov. 22
- SUA film. "Ghostbusters" 3:30 p.m.
Saturday. Also 7 and 9 p.m. Some
saturdays. Tickets $25.
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