Pubdate: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 Source: Herald, The (WA) Copyright: 2002 The Daily Herald Co. Contact: http://www.heraldnet.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/190 Author: Vickie Alsbury Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) METH ADDICTION Find A Way To Deal With Drug From Hell I was so glad to see a front page article, on the Methamphetamine problem in our community. There is still a need for information. The public needs to be as informed as possible. What are some signs of meth use? How can you identify a "Meth House"? Most important, what are the police and the courts doing about this problem. I have an adult daughter who is addicted to Meth, she has been arrested three times that I know of, and let go. The first time, they did not hold her because she refused to take a blood test. They found a hypodermic needle and a small bottle with traces of Meth in it, in her car. They towed her car, suspended her driver's license, which was already suspended, and as far as I know that was it! The other times, were similar to the first. So, she goes about her business, which is to get more drugs. I have been told that she steals whatever she can, and recently she was driving a stolen truck. I realize our jails are full, but it seems to me that if the meth addicts are dealt with, and the meth houses are closed, that would eliminate a lot of crime. Meth is a drug straight from hell! It turns our loved ones into self-destructive criminals. There has to be a way to stop this epidemic. VICKIE ALSBURY Snohomish - --- MAP posted-by: Josh