Pubdate: Wed, 01 Oct 2003
Source: Honolulu Advertiser (HI)
Copyright: 2003 The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/195
Author: Richard Miller
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine)
Note: To read about the "ice epidemic" in Hawaii, go to
http://www.mapinc.org/areas/Hawaii .

WE SHOULD BE REDUCING THE SUPPLY SIDE OF ICE

I watched most of the programming last week about Hawai'i's ice epidemic. I
don't remember seeing much attention paid to cutting the supply of ice.

Education is fine, but it does little for current users. Drug treatment
capacity certainly needs to be greatly expanded. But where does the ice come
from? Can't users identify their suppliers? Can't law enforcement buy a lot of
machines or dogs that can identify crystal meth labs? Isn't there some way to
greatly reduce the supply?

If users can't get it, they can't use it. If they can't buy it, they don't need
to rob and steal from the rest of us.

I would like to see more action on the supply side of the ice problem.

Richard Miller

'Aiea
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