SHATTERED LIVES

The destructive wrath of crystal meth reaches all corners of society.

Not only can it ruin individual lives, but it can rip families apart.

As an emergency room physician and president of the Vernon Jubilee
Hospital medical staff, Dr. Chris Cunningham has seen just how the
drug destroys lives.

"Many examples come to mind, but one in particular...A young woman
(16-years-old) who had used crystal meth for two years, starting with
pot at 12-years-old. She was a nutritional wreck, skinny, a foul
mouth with rotten teeth and covered with oozing skin sores.

"She was agitated, paranoid and very bizarre. She was getting by on
the streets through prostitution.

"She came in for an unrelated issue but really just wanted a warm
blanket and some food."

Like this young girl, the following personal stories tell the effects
meth has had on their lives.

And although some cases do not have such a happy ending, others prove
that with help, there is life after meth.