CRYSTAL-METH LACED POT HAS PSYCHIATRIST WORRIED

VANCOUVER -- It's buyer beware when it comes to B.C. Bud, says a
leading psychiatrist who is beginning to see evidence of marijuana
laced with highly addictive crystal meth.

Vancouver psychiatrist Dr. Bill MacEwan, who heads the schizophrenia
program in the University of British Columbia psychiatry department,
says he's finding remnants of crystal meth in many of his
marijuana-smoking patients. Other doctors working in drug treatment
have also come across the similar cases, he says.

"Drug dealers, hypothetically, are trying to get people hooked, and
crystal meth is a chemical addiction," says. MacEwan. "You develop a
market when they're hooked on your product."

For some, there will be more temptation to try crystal meth when it's
mixed in with pot -- "a more passive way to try crystal meth," he adds.

MacEwan also notes the health risks of smoking the combined drugs can be fatal.

"You're not only getting high. It increases your heart rate, it makes
you very agitated, you go sleepless and have anxiety," he says.

Delta police Const. Kim Sheridan says police are aware of the
problem, and are warning the public about the potential risks.

"We've received information through a variety of sources that this is
happening ... They are creating a new generation of addicts," says Sheridan.