J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                         1749

liaison with the National Council of Physical Fitness, and to make
recommendations for specific steps and a specific program for the
State of Maryland to handle the problem of youth fitness in our
State; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board of Regents of the University of Mary-
land, the State Board of Education, the Boards of Education of the
several counties of the State of Maryland, the State Planning Com-
mission, the State Department of Health, THE SEVERAL DEPART-
MENTS OF RECREATION WITHIN THE STATE, and all State
agencies be and they are hereby requested to give all possible assist-
ance and information to said Commission for the purpose of con-
ducting said study, including but not limited to the production of
such actuarial data and analyses as the Commission may require; and
be it further

Resolved, That all officials and agencies be and they are hereby
requested to furnish whatever information and assistance may be
needed to the end that a report, with any recommendations deemed
appropriate by the Commission, be presented to the Govrenor GOV-
ERNOR, the General Assembly of Maryland, and the State Board
of Education no later than January 30, 1962.

Approved May 3, 1961.

No. 50
(Senate Joint Resolution 21)

Senate Joint Resolution requesting the State Department of Health
to seek the support of the U. S. P. H. S. is IN carrying out a study
and project demonstration of the medical management of narcotic
addicts.

Whereas, it cannot be too strongly emphasized that the first
principle of the treatment of drug addicts is that they should be

looked upon as patients, that is to say, treated medically and not

punitively; and

TREATED MEDICALLY; AND

Whereas, the causes of drug addiction are numerous and complex,
and most physicians have recognized addiction not as a disease in
itself but rather as the symptom of an underlying psychiatric dis-
order reflecting the inability of the individual to make an adjustment
to life without narcotics; and

Whereas, there are serious gaps in our knowledge about narcotic
addiction including deficiencies in application of newer medical
knowledge and epidemiological techniques; and

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.