Pubdate: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 Source: Guardian, The (CN PI) Section: Pg A6 Copyright: 2007 The Guardian, Charlottetown Guardian Group Incorporated Contact: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/174 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) BEING AWARE OF THE ILLEGAL DRUG PROBLEM The news that police recently conducted the fourth crack cocaine bust in a month should be sobering to all Islanders. If there's any doubt that heavy duty drugs have infiltrated P.E.I., this should dispel it. There have been other indications that the illegal drug culture is thriving here. The P.E.I. Pharmacy Board said recently that some cough medicines were put behind the pharmacy counter last April because some consumers were making crystal methamphetamine from the products. Clearly Islanders need to be aware of the increasing presence of drugs in their communities. They also need to recognize that fighting this will require more drug prevention programs and more resources for our police agencies so they can crack down on those driving the drug trade. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman