News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: It's The Message That Matters |
| Title: | CN BC: It's The Message That Matters |
| Published On: | 2005-11-06 |
| Source: | Kamloops This Week (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-15 09:17:41 |
IT'S THE MESSAGE THAT MATTERS
The provincial government, under Solicitor General John Les, continues to
examine ways to curb production of crystal meth.
At the same time, we have a popular, high-profile politician like Vancouver
Mayor and senator-in-waiting Larry Campbell arguing publicly that the
crystal meth scourge has been greatly exaggerated by the media - as he did
a few weeks ago at a conference in Vancouver. My, oh my, what's a parent or
teen to think?
This isn't the relatively innocuous marijuana plant we're talking about.
This is a nasty, artificial monster that requires iodine, Coleman's fuel
and lye for its creation.
That crystal meth is one frightening drug is beyond argument, as the folks
at Kamloops' Phoenix Centre know first-hand.
And does it really matter whether hundreds or thousands are hooked on this
crap?
It might to Campbell and company, but it shouldn't to anybody who cares
about a youngster who just might be reaching an age where exposure to this
abhorrent cocktail of misery is likely.
We are all too cognizant of the ruinous scare tactics of those in power who
have erroneously demonized marijuana, and who remain oblivious to the fact
that its prohibition is precisely the reason violence follows the green
plant as it is grown in house after house throughout B.C.
But crystal meth and other manufactured, highly addictive drugs are
different beasts altogether, and no amount of warnings and action can be
too much.
And that is why we welcome any and all new measures from Victoria or Ottawa.
And that is why we welcome former Edmonton Eskimo great Willie Pless as he
comes to Kamloops on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 to speak at a drug-awareness forum
at the Mt. Paul Centre.
Life is a bit too complicated to think that we simply need to echo Nancy
Reagan's "just say no" mantra.
Tying that message to a tangible reason why our kids should reject drugs -
and ensuring that message is hip enough for kids to understand without
being patronizing - is crucial to guiding the next generation into a
drug-free adulthood.
The provincial government, under Solicitor General John Les, continues to
examine ways to curb production of crystal meth.
At the same time, we have a popular, high-profile politician like Vancouver
Mayor and senator-in-waiting Larry Campbell arguing publicly that the
crystal meth scourge has been greatly exaggerated by the media - as he did
a few weeks ago at a conference in Vancouver. My, oh my, what's a parent or
teen to think?
This isn't the relatively innocuous marijuana plant we're talking about.
This is a nasty, artificial monster that requires iodine, Coleman's fuel
and lye for its creation.
That crystal meth is one frightening drug is beyond argument, as the folks
at Kamloops' Phoenix Centre know first-hand.
And does it really matter whether hundreds or thousands are hooked on this
crap?
It might to Campbell and company, but it shouldn't to anybody who cares
about a youngster who just might be reaching an age where exposure to this
abhorrent cocktail of misery is likely.
We are all too cognizant of the ruinous scare tactics of those in power who
have erroneously demonized marijuana, and who remain oblivious to the fact
that its prohibition is precisely the reason violence follows the green
plant as it is grown in house after house throughout B.C.
But crystal meth and other manufactured, highly addictive drugs are
different beasts altogether, and no amount of warnings and action can be
too much.
And that is why we welcome any and all new measures from Victoria or Ottawa.
And that is why we welcome former Edmonton Eskimo great Willie Pless as he
comes to Kamloops on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 to speak at a drug-awareness forum
at the Mt. Paul Centre.
Life is a bit too complicated to think that we simply need to echo Nancy
Reagan's "just say no" mantra.
Tying that message to a tangible reason why our kids should reject drugs -
and ensuring that message is hip enough for kids to understand without
being patronizing - is crucial to guiding the next generation into a
drug-free adulthood.
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