Ralphie De Jesus, 12, of Hunts Point, Bronx, N.Y., testifies before shocked joint legislative committee here 2/26, about his own misadventurers as a drug abuser. The boy, now undergoing treatment at Odyssey House for teenaged addicts, said he had bought and sold narcotics at his school, P.S. 60. He said he took his last heroin shot eight days ago.

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Title:
Ralphie De Jesus, 12, of Hunts Point, Bronx, N.Y., testifies before shocked joint legislative committee here 2/26, about his own misadventurers as a drug abuser. The boy, now undergoing treatment at Odyssey House for teenaged addicts, said he had bought and sold narcotics at his school, P.S. 60. He said he took his last heroin shot eight days ago.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Drug Addiction
Photographer:
United Press International
Name on Item:
UPI Telephoto
Date:
[ca. February 1970]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Drug abuse
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 221 x 282 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/td96pc09m
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001145_0006
Barcode:
39999088103708