Pubdate: Wed, 10 May 2006
Source: Revelstoke Times Review (CN BC)
Copyright: 2006 Bowes Publishers
Contact:  http://www.revelstoketimesreview.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2139
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine)

WE MUST BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF CRYSTAL METH

A councillor from Armstrong got it right: crystal meth is not a drug 
"it's a poison."

So far this insidious substance hasn't made a high-profile appearance 
in Revelstoke but it is only a matter of time.

Are we prepared for its eventual appearance?

No. We're not.

The City needs to take advantage of the community funding the 
province is making available for anti-meth campaigns and everyone 
should take a good hard look at what physically happens to people who 
use this drug.

Pictures of meth-amphetamine users in the U.S. can be found on the 
Website www.facesofmeth.com and really must be seen to be believed.

We here at the newspaper are a fairly thick-skinned and hardened 
group but even we were appalled by the images. It was difficult to 
stomach but these before and after images - more than anything else - 
should go a long way towards dissuading people from trying crystal 
meth. Our police detachment is vigilant but no anti-meth campaign 
will succeed unless parents, teachers and kids are alert to the 
dangers that face them. This is nothing like marijuana and has the 
potential to devastate its users and their families in ways that few 
other substances are capable of doing.
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