Canadian herb isn't the only product our drug lords are known for around the world. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's 2009 World Drug Report, which was released yesterday morning in Washington, Canada has become a major player on the world market for amphetaminetype stimulants (ATS), such as methamphetamine and Ecstasy. Of the 1.82 metric tons of methamphetamine seized in Canada between 1998 and 2007, 1.54 tons of that was seized in 2007 alone, the report noted. [continues 180 words]
The parents of a 14-year-old girl who died after taking ecstasy are struggling to understand why their daughter, who was part of an antidrug program, took the pills. "Cassie had gone through DARE," said Angela Eyre, mother of Cassie Eyre. "She knew about drugs because I told her I didn't ever want her to take any. And she had told me she wouldn't because it would ruin her complexion. "I remember telling her just a couple weeks ago to stay away from drugs because there had been reports of ecstasy being laced with rat poison. I thought that would be enough to scare her, but I guess it wasn't," said Cassie's stepfather Guy Buehler, referring to a recent incident in Paul Band First Nation where two teen girls died after overdosing on ecstasy. [continues 113 words]
