Pubdate: Wed, 24 Mar 2004
Source: Valley Echo, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2004 The Valley Echo
Contact:  http://www.invermerevalleyecho.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2140
Author: Withheld by request

HEAVY DRUGS THE REAL PROBLEM IN COMMUNITY

I am writing a letter to express my point of view about numerous
articles that have been written in the past few weeks about marijuana.

Although this is a valid concern and it is present in our community,
this should not be the only substance people are being educated about.

The real issue should be shedding some light on chemical drugs, such
as acid, ecstasy and cocaine, to name a few. The scary reality about
these drugs is that kids as young as 12 are experimenting with them.
Bodies and minds are being polluted with substances that can be
addictive, if not lethal, from the first encounter.

It is no longer the buzz of a joint that tears apart families or
flunks kids out of school; it's the drugs that can make a rich man
poor, a kind man harsh. It's a high of nothing natural; it's pure
chemical garbage.

Where is the education about the real issues that need to be
exposed?

Name withheld by request

Editor's note: The name was withheld because of the need to expose
this problem without repercussion for the source.
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MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin