WHY DID WE WAIT FOR ICE TO BECOME AN EPIDEMIC?

I watched Edgy Lee's program on the ice epidemic. I wasn't shocked. I wasn't
surprised. Ice and the effects of this drug have been with the people of
Hawai'i for a couple of decades now, and we all should have been aware of the
results.

Why is it that we wait until a problem becomes an epidemic before we start the
battle? By this time, we have no money, we have no manpower, and the onus is
now on the communities to fight and "get back their neighborhood," a plan that
could be potentially dangerous to innocent folks.

The most poignant moment to me was the dad who cried and said he has been
battling his daughter's addiction alone for six years with no programs
available and that the state was in denial. We can't go back. The problem is
here and thriving. I only hope whatever plans this administration has in store
saves our state from impending disaster.

J. Roberts