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1 UK: Doctors Put On Alert As Tetanus Hits Drug UsersSun, 08 Feb 2004
Source:Scotland On Sunday (UK) Author:Curtis, Tom Area:United Kingdom Lines:57 Added:02/08/2004

AN OUTBREAK of the potentially fatal wound disease tetanus has prompted a warning to doctors to be vigilant.

Three people, all injecting drug users, have succumbed to the infection in Scotland and the cases are thought to be part of a UK-wide problem involving contaminated heroin.

The most recent patient, a 47-year-old woman from Glasgow, was hospitalised with muscle spasms and breathing problems 10 days ago.

Tetanus is caused by bacteria from the soil getting into the body through a wound. It is rare because of the immunisation programme, but anyone who has not had booster doses of vaccine can be at risk.

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2 CN BC: Grow-ops: Homeowners BewareTue, 10 Feb 2004
Source:Business In Vancouver (CN BC) Author:Korstrom, Glen Area:British Columbia Lines:104 Added:02/08/2004

Best Defence Against Renting To Pot Growers Is Extra Vigilance

New landlords are justified in feeling a bit anxious after seeing police bust countless marijuana grow operations on the nightly news.

The busts are such a common sight that the Vancouver Police Department named its anti-pot squad Growbusters. Officers systematically obtain search warrants, go to the suspected grow-op and place a sandwich board sign outside that says "Growbusters work in progress," explained VPD spokesperson Sarah Bloor.

In 2003, Growbusters barged into 350 homes. Their entry tactics often cause damage to the house, and grief for investment-property owners. Landlords also have reason to worry about fires starting, thanks to botched rewiring by tenants wanting to power halogen lights, said Harmon Hayden, a partner at the law firm Watson Goepel Maledy.

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3 UK: Drugs Tsar To Target Organised CrimeSun, 08 Feb 2004
Source:Sunday Herald, The (UK) Author:Naysmith, Stephen Area:United Kingdom Lines:106 Added:02/08/2004

New Chief Of Enforcement Agency Aims To Shift Focus From Drugs Seizures To Netting Top 100 Criminals

SEIZING large quantities of heroin or cocaine on the way into Britain is almost useless in the fight against drugs according to the new head of the Scottish Drugs Enforcement Agency who said police instead needed to tackle the "underlying logic of crime".

Graeme Pearson, currently assistant chief constable at Strathclyde Police, will take over from Jim Orr, who retired in January, as director of the agency.

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4 CN BC: LTE: Not Making Money That Is Legal And MoralFri, 06 Feb 2004
Source:Chilliwack Progress (CN BC) Author:Welbers, Lindsay Area:British Columbia Lines:26 Added:02/08/2004

When I read about the high percentage of grow-ops in B.C., I assume two things:

1) These people are in a desperate enough financial state to risk the legal consequences if they are caught.

2) They enjoy the thrill of maybe getting caught (or both).

If you truly desire to escape the rat-race, but hesitate turning to a life of crime, I really do know of a method of making money that is legal, moral and ethical. Hard to believe? And the best thing is that you could quite conceivable make more than you would with an illegal grow-op!

Lindsay Welbers

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5 CN BC: Jail Terms Won't Stop Grow-Ops, Says B.C. Civil Liberties AssociationTue, 03 Feb 2004
Source:Chilliwack Progress (CN BC) Author:Freeman, Robert Area:British Columbia Lines:86 Added:02/08/2004

B.C. Solicitor-General Rich Coleman and Chilliwack city officials are blowing smoke in a call for tougher penalties to stem the rising number of marijuana grow-operations in this province, a spokesman for the B.C. Civil Liberties Association suggested Friday.

"Putting the fear of jail into people" to combat the marijuana industry in B.C. is "short-sighted to the point of being absurd," Kirk Tousaw, policy director for the association, said in a telephone interview.

Even in countries where drug possession is punishable by death, "people are still trafficking in drugs," he said.

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6 CN ON: Getting High Without Leaving Your Home TownWed, 04 Feb 2004
Source:Independent, The (CN ON) Author:Hulshof, Kai Area:Ontario Lines:89 Added:02/08/2004

According To An Addict, And A Pharmacist, Street Drug Use In Brighton Means More Than Marijuana

A Brighton drug addict claims the town is becoming a "hotbed" for soft and hard drug abuse and is very concerned for the safety of the users - children ranging from age 12 through to the early twenties.

Young children are abusing a wide range of substances, he said. Some are legal; some are illegal; and most are inexpensive. Parents should "at least know what is going on", he said.

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7 CN PI: PEI Crime Stoppers Program Achieving Many PositiveMon, 02 Feb 2004
Source:Guardian, The (CN PI) Author:Gallant, Doug Area:Prince Edward Island Lines:95 Added:02/08/2004

In the 14 years since the Crime Stoppers program was introduced to Prince Edward Island there has been one overriding goal - to make homes and communities across the province safe places to live.

All indications are that it's working.

Rona Brown, president of P.E.I. Crime Stoppers, says the program has achieved some positive results.

"Crime Stoppers has become a useful weapon in the battle against crime," Brown said. "Since the program was launched here in 1989, tips have been responsible for solving numerous crimes against persons, crimes against property and crimes involving the cultivation, importation and sale of illegal drugs."

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8 CN QU: Edu: Review: Dope ReadingTue, 03 Feb 2004
Source:Link, The (CN QU Edu) Author:Klein, Jessica Area:Quebec Lines:109 Added:02/08/2004

Two New Perspectives On Drug Culture

Drugs are a part of both mainstream and underground culture, have been used for everything from relaxation to medicine and have created their own lifestyles. This drug culture is explored in two recent books, Patrick Matthews' Cannabis Culture and Marek Kohn's Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground.

Initially, drug culture was forced into the underground because the substances were illegal. Recently, though, marijuana has started to lose its status as an illicit drug and is starting to be comparable with other legal substances like caffeine and alcohol. In making the transition from underground to mainstream, as Matthews notes, cannabis has lost much of its culture. No longer can you tell a marijuana smoker by their physical appearance, rhetoric or state of mind.

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9 US TN: Resolution Goes To CouncilFri, 06 Feb 2004
Source:Tullahoma News (TN) Author:Gunn, Shanna Area:Tennessee Lines:57 Added:02/08/2004

In Monday's regular meeting of Winchester's Public Safety Committee, the members approved a resolution to address one of our community's biggest concerns, the methamphetamine problem.

This is the resolution that Winchester Mayor Richard Stewart asked City Administrator Beth Rhoton to begin drafting at the last city council meeting and if approved, is to be sent to the state legislature asking them for a Zero Tolerance law against drugs. With Governor Bredesen and the Tennessee State Legislature as the audience, this resolution states that the City of Winchester is in support of the Senate Bill #2776/House Bill 2812, called the "Tennessee Comprehensive Methamphetamine Prevention, Treatment, and Control Act of 2004" and considers it "necessary legislation for the welfare of our citizens and the great state of Tennessee." The resolution declares that the illegal drug methamphetamine has "become a scourge on our community" and that "persons engaged in clandestine methamphetamine manufacture and use routinely endanger innocent children, their neighbors, and innocent citizens." An estimated $700,000 has been spent by Franklin County's law enforcement to clean up these meth labs, and an environmental impact estimate of over a million dollars in property damage just in Franklin County are also included in the resolution. The resolution ends by saying, "the City of Winchester, understanding that Franklin County has recently been named the number one producer of methamphetamine in Tennessee, recognizes and can attest to how quickly this drug can take over a community and the imminent danger this drug will have on the entire State of Tennessee." The resolution will go before Winchester City Council with Public Safety's recommendation at the next council meeting set for Tuesday, Feb. 10th. In another effort to combat the meth problem, meth watch posters are now available to be posted in stores and other places of business from Sgt. Danny Mantooth at the Winchester Police Dept. He can be contacted at 967-3840. The posters are designed to motivate employees and customers to watch for people buying excessive amounts of the products used to create meth. They also list the ingredients to watch for, such as cold pills containing ephedrine, drain cleaner, matches, acetone, muriatic acid and others along with showing the products in full color. The Franklin County Crimestoppers Hotline (962-INFO) has been added to the posters to inform the public of where to call if they suspect someone of buying any of the above products with the intent of creating meth. Cindy Kilpatrick with the Franklin County Department of Children Services will be giving a presentation on meth to area youth at the Estill Springs Church of the Nazarene on Wednesday, Feb. 11th at 6:30 p.m. The presentation is open to the public and is designed to show youth the extreme dangers involved with meth.

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10 US TN: Officials Have New Truck To Assist In Fight AgainstSat, 07 Feb 2004
Source:Johnson City Press (TN) Author:Ingram, Ben Area:Tennessee Lines:62 Added:02/08/2004

The word "safety" was mentioned numerous times Friday as Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal and Assistant U.S. Attorney Russ Dedrick unveiled Washington County's new methamphetamine supply truck. "This truck possesses a great safety factor for everyone involved in dealing with a methamphetamine lab on our staff," Graybeal said.

"There is something on this truck that will make a meth scene safer for the workers, any children involved; basically, for anyone around the area."

The unveiling took place inside Gray's Armed Forces Reserve Center. Many of those attending the event were impressed by the type of truck featured, its abilities and the price tag that came with it.

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