CRYSTAL METH ON INCREASE

To the editor;

I attended an open forum on crystal meth last week held at Thompson
Rivers University. The forum was hosted by our two Kamloops and area
MLA's Mr. Claude Richmond and Kevin Kruger. Guest speakers included
the Solicitor General of B.C., a doctor and a drug and alcohol
counselor. The forum was to talk about the spread of meth and to
develop strategies for dealing with the problem.

It was amazing to hear some of the recent reported findings, etc-.
Things like Canada is on the increase for meth while the U.S. has
seen a decline in use of this drug. The number of young people who
willingly are taking meth on an average of once a week is scary to
say the least, never mind, how many kids have unknowingly taken it
and are now suffering the consequences.

More information is available at this recommended web site
www.methresources.gov.

Pat Proulx

Barriere Against Drugs (B.A.D.)