CRACK! CRYSTAL METH! EXTASY! COCAINE!

The thing these drugs have in common is no one wants to see kids
using any of them. Are they here in Cranbrook and the East Kootenay?
Yes. Are kids using them? Yes. Is it an epidemic? No. These drugs
show up occasionally and some stick around for a while and some kids
do use them.

We have to continue our education around smart choices and the real
facts about these drugs, and hope for the most part our youth keep as
aware about these drugs as they have been. Overall use of marihuana
with our youth is declining as shown by the recent EKAS regional
adolescent drug use survey so we have to be optimistic with the
efforts all the community partners have put into prevention efforts.
Alcohol remains high on the list of youth choice of substance and I
believe we are at least keeping up with our prevention and education
efforts regarding it.

Paul Komer

EK Addiction Services