TRAGEDY OF DRUGS

This is just a reminder to the teen-agers who are out enjoying the holiday
season with their friends: Please have the strength and intelligence to say
no to drugs. I pray that they have the wisdom to realize that you do not
have to use drugs to have a good time.

Working in two emergency rooms, I see the danger that people place
themselves in every day due to the use of drugs.

I personally know the pain and heartbreak that drugs can cause. I lost my
17-year-old son, David Crowder, on Dec. 29, 1996, due to LSD (better known
as "acid" to the younger generation).

Don't let the same thing that happened to my son happen to you. Always
remember that getting high on drugs only lasts for a short time, but death
is forever.

Kathy Thompson

Inman