| ~=©Drug show set to air Addiction to prescription pills studied _ A documentary inspired _by the life experience of former North “Vancouver District councillor Joan Gadsby “airs on VTV on Thursday night. Onur Pill Epidemic will be + .S'shown on Channel 9 at 8 p.m. “Jack McGaw, documentary producer and former host of the consumer show Live It Up, produces and hosts the documentary. The piece looks at addic- ion to benzodiazepines (pre- Scription . tranquilizers. and sleeping: pills). Many users of the?legal drugs prescribed by physicians are unaware of the THE following is a selec- i f voluntcer opportu- available through North” Shore Community" rt Rental volunteers are ceded ta’ help set up and take: down a monthly art tal display. Volunteers will ¢ dealing with framed paint- ings. and- prints, wooden yoards and pillars. A musician is needed to “play” piano or organ for ~ y : ‘church < services and hymn rk: with frail and elderly — and ‘women in a variety . “rewarding . programs. . De Between ‘two and 10 hours of *. : volunteer time per month is “required. Training and sup- : 45 port will be provided. -:: Data entry volunteers are ceded to enter bird sighting -. Nata. onto a computer. The + application is in Windows and _ volunteers must have their .own IBM compatible com- > puter, A playroom assistant is needed. Duties include mak- ing coffee, preparing snacks, assisting early childhood edu- sation staff as well as playing with the children. Skating guides for the visually impaired are needed to assist during the Optimist “VIP Skating Club sessions at the West End Community Centre, Haro at Denman, in Vancouver, on Sundays from 10 to 11:30 am. For more details call Linda ar 986- 8301 or Dennis at 480-0435. Those who are interested in volunteering may obrain full details about the above positions and other volun: teers opporcunitics by calling 985-7138. NSCS is a mem. ber ageney of the United Way. potentially serious short and long-term effects of the drugs. Gadsby was _ prescribed tranquilizers and sleeping pills for many years. She almost lost her life after an unintentional overdose, She is the co-executive pro- ducer of the TV project. In April, Gadsby presented information on the drug issue to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. She founded the Vancouver-based — Benz-adi- azepene Call-to-Actioa group two years ago. Earlier this vear Gadsby lost a medical negligence suit against her doctor. Gadsby alleged her doctor, Rederick MacGillivray, did not warn her of the risks when he prescribed anti-depressants, tranquilizers and slecping pills for her from 1967 to 1990. In a B.C. Supreme Court judgement, Mr. Justice Clancy Collect Save-On-More points on these items stated Gadsby professed to have no knowledge of why benzodiazepine — was pre- seribed to her, other than the tranquilizer het. id her relax and the sleepisey ~Is helped her sleep. But Clancy — accepted MacGillivray’s evidence that he prescribed =the drugs because Gadsby was an extremely tense and anxious person. Clancy added he gave weight to MacGillivray’s evi- dence that the risks of short- term drowsiness and lack of coordination. and the porenti- ating effect of consuming alcohui, were explained to Gadsby. Other physicians, Clancy noted, also cautioned her about the same effects. Gadsby said 27% of North Shore seniors over 60 are pre- scribed the drugs, compared with a B.C. average of 23%. —— Michacl Becker y Stir Fry Kit je Schneiders - or Fajita Kit, Buy selected Edmark and IBM titles and receive 3 additional titles valued at over $100! From iy Frozen, Min, 470¢ Macaroni & Cheese - 29” Limited Quamtities of the Buy | Gee 3 Free Offer 1487 Marine Dr., West Van. eae : Wednesday, November 26, 1997 — North Shore News ~37 | | The Wiz Zone Way ... 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