Pubdate: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 Source: Star (Malaysia) Copyright: 2000 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. Contact: 13 Jalan 13/6, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Website: http://www.thestar.com.my INSURANCE AGENT: DRUG RUINING MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE KUALA LUMPUR: An insurance agent is at a loss over what to do with her only daughter, who is dating an Ecstasy junkie, and showed signs of being an addict herself. The woman, who wished to be known as Tan, said at a press conference with MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Michael Chong that it all started when her daughter, 17, was introduced to the nightlife of discos and clubs by her 15-year-old boyfriend. Tan, a widow, said her daughter, after meeting the boy, had been going out to clubs every week without fail. She said her daughter's boyfriend had openly confessed that he took Ecstasy pills regularly. "She used to come back from the clubs only the next morning, pale and nauseated. "That was when I suspected that she was on Ecstasy pills as well,'' she said. She added that she had tried many times to stop her daughter from going, but it only made her violent. "She had even threatened to run away and also commit suicide,'' she said. Caught by the nightlife and drained of energy, Tan's daughter soon dropped out of school. Tan broke into tears when she related that just three months ago her daughter was one of the top students in her school. She said the only solution was to move her daughter away from the boy. Chong urged the public, especially girls, to be wary of going to nightclubs as people there were known to encourage the taking of Ecstasy and even to spike drinks with it. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake