European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 26, 1983 the stars and stripes Page 9 new More toxic form of cocaine showing up Trenton. . Up1 new Jersey police have begun finding drug user Wilh a new Smol Cable form of cocaine Llinat a cheaper Mare powerful and More dangerous than crack officials said sunday. The drug tailed Basco or one of several of her names has the potential to surpass crack in use. Stale police spokesman sol. Barry Rob ram said. For two reasons it could become a drug or Choice by some  Roberson said. One it s very Inex pensive Only is per vial compared to s3 or s4 for crack and the other reason is thai it s a More potent form of cocaine. However it s a lot More dangerous and contains Quile a Tew More pollutants such As Lead Roberson said. Roberson said Basco also known As Bazooka Suruki silly Putty Little Devil i Csc and Cole paste is the product of a crude refinement process that leaves High residues of Lead and Sulfri acid. As a result he said it produces even More brain damage and dysfunction than crack a highly addictive form of cocaine. That is also smoked. Police say in the production of cocaine the coca Leaf is placed in cauldrons or pits and covered Wilh gasoline or kerosene which Breaks Down he drug. The gasoline is then burned off leaving a Lan Coto Rcd Muddy paste. Rob san said Basco is a waste product in the pro Cess or refining cocaine that previously was discarded. He called it almost like a sludge that s left  the form of the drug is contaminated with higher Levels of Lead and sul uric acid because South amen Ean countries use leaded gasoline police shirt. The Federal drug enforcement administration has been warning Law enforcement agencies about Basco for about a year although the Aba has said it does not appear to have gained wide use nationwide. However Roberson and other author Ilici in new Jersey said Basco s popularity appears to be gaining in the Garden slate photos Xhuvi skin before use if flt of Rill a an anti acne drug and the mulls after four months if Treu Mienl right by unit easily of Michigan medical researchers. Unbelievable anti wrinkle drug proving popular St. Petersburg Fla. A Flor Ida pharmacists say they have been flooded Wilh inquiries about a drug thai researchers believe can help smooth nut skin wrinkles. A s been unbelievable said pharma Cist Mark alter of St. Petersburg s Center pharmacy said we ordered More from the wholesaler this morning Large quantities to make sure we have enough. Women Call and a Tell them it s it prescription. Then the doctors nurses  he was just one of the pharmacy employees and dermatologists around the stale who were deluged Wilh inquiries beginning Friday when the journal of he american medical association published an article on actin a. A prescription acne fighting medication. Actin a apparently May help smooth out wrinkles erase skin spats and even reverse some pc cancerous conditions in Sun damaged skin according to Annar Bor s University of Michigan medical enter researchers who wrote the Arti Cle. The drug s Side effects can include red patches and peeling. Or. Hernan Diaz Bolano of the face up skin care centers in Miami and hol Lywood said he has used the ointment for several years to treat patients with acne and More recently to treat skin wrinkles. I be treated elderly patients. And i have noted that the skin looks smoother dial Bolano said to looks much healthier and  it s n Bombshell said Folh Ogbe Choc who Nils prescription the Jap Dis count store in Miami. The inventor of this will make a  but pharmacists say they Don t expect sales to Boom for several weeks after customer have a Chance to get prescriptions from their doctors. Maine town to open 1 St Home in . For alzheimer s victims Gardiner. Maine a a boarding Home for alzheimer s patients is scheduled to open in Early february and h the first such residence in the country officials say. We View ourselves As a Model said irs ing b. Faunce. Director of the Auch Tmur s project of Kennebec Valley. No one else has built from he ground tip a free standing alzheimer s residential care  the 30-btd Critter will be dedicated Friday and will admit its first residents in Early february he said. The project was conceived by the Bureau of Maine s elderly an Agency within the state human services depart ment. The one Sim clapboard Structure is designed for alzheimer s victims who Are physically healthy still Mobile and do Noi yet need the More intensive care provided by nursing Homes. Alzheimer s disease is a progressive irreversible neurological disorder that causes about 130,000 deaths a year. Symptoms include gradual memory toss impairment of judgment and . At the Home bedrooms arc papered in flowery de signs and Bright cd tors. Curtains traditional wooden furniture and stuffed armchairs help create a Homey and private atmosphere. There s s fireplace in the carpeted activity room. A Vond a toss Pink if nil is a sunny Patio where residents can sit and look at the Garden or watch activity at the Bird feeders. We try to Tii Ake people feel this is their Home a Auncy said. Workers arc pulling the finishing touches on the building nestled in a wooded site at the Edge of Gar diner n Small Central Maine City about sin Miles from Augusta. I could t believe the inside of this Plocic said Sally Fitzgerald of Hallowell whose Tai year old father will soon move into the 1750,000 Structure. There will be a Type of family and that s what he  As part of their therapy residents who Are Able will be encouraged to help prepare meals tend a vegetable Garden and do Light housekeeping chores. Faunce said. Hobbies will be encouraged and trips to a nearby shop Ping District will be organized a veterinarians group is donating a Shetland sheep dog to provide pet therapy Faunce said. Television and video Cassella programming will be selected to provide residents with pleasant non upset Ting entertainment Faunce said i most places Don t have anything special for Alz Heimers victims said Phyllis Merriam a stale employee whose 70-year-old Stepmother will move into the Home. Merriam said she tried taking care of her Stepmother after she was diagnosed in i jb5, but it became top much and she was moved to a boarding Home until the family Learned about the alzheimer s project. The project also will provide adult Day care starting this Spring. Faunce said. The alzheimer s project has an educational Center for health care professionals and families and a unit to evaluate suspected alzheimer s victims. Inmate files suit wants no smoking areas in prison Concord . Api a prison inmate who claims a Lack of no smoking areas is threat ening his health has filed a Federal suit against state prison officials. Eclifford a very seeks Ilia establishment of no smoking areas within the prison and ii Mil lion in damages. Avery. A convicted murderer said he lives in an area of 10 celts with a common area. Of the 20 inmates housed there 18 smoke. I m continuously surrounded by smoke All the Lime pipes and cigars As Well As cigarettes said Avery an in smoker. Named in the suit Are corrections commissioner Ronald Powell and prison Warden Michael Cunningham. Lawsuits on prison conditions arc common hut . Attorney Richard Wiebusch said he has never seen one Over smoking areas prison officials refused to comment on Avert s allegation but prison spokeswoman Mary Kems ton confirmed the Lack of no smoking areas for prisoners. She said there arc no smoking areas in inc St kit areas. Stale Public health director William Wallace said the stale could be violating a Rocc Nijay passed Law that requires businesses and Public institutions to have a smoking policy