Pubdate: Mon, 02 Apr 2007
Source: Cape Breton Post (CN NS)
Copyright: 2007 Cape Breton Post
Contact:  http://www.capebretonpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/777
Author: Laura Jean Grant

CBU STUDENTS CREATE ANTI-METH VIDEO

SYDNEY - A video created by a group of Cape Breton  University 
students will be used to bring awareness  about a dangerous drug to 
the local community.

The students have been researching crystal meth for  several months 
and presented their findings and the  final version of an educational 
video during the  Undergraduate Excellence Symposium at CBU, Saturday.

The video created by first-year students Vanessa  Littler, Paul 
Jeddore, Annie Francis and Shandra  Sylliboy lasts about seven 
minutes and includes  interviews, facts about the drug, and even 
pictures showing what crystal meth can do to one's body.

"They're going to send the video to schools and health  centres," said Jeddore.

Francis said it's nice to know their work will be used  to educate people.

"I'm just happy that we can do something. It shows we  have concern 
for our community," she said.

Littler said she thinks it's important to get awareness  about the 
dangers of crystal meth out to the Cape  Breton community now, before 
the drug really becomes a  problem locally.

"It's not really around here yet but it is in other  parts of Canada 
and the United States. We don't want it  around here," she said.

Crystal meth is a man-made drug which Littler said is  highly 
addictive, even after trying it just one time.

Professor Diane Ingraham said she learned a lot about  the subject 
through the work of her students and was  blown away by the 
information they gathered about  crystal meth and its effect on users.

"I had no clue," she said.

Ingraham said anyone interested in seeing the video or  showing it to 
a group can contact her through CBU's  community studies department 
or the Eskasoni detachment  of the RCMP for more information.

The crystal meth project was one of dozens of science  and technology 
projects on display Saturday at CBU. The  projects covered a wide 
range of subjects from lie  detectors, to an electronic bird counter, 
and even a  rocket launcher.
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