If you knew that a drug would cause irreparable damage to your health, would impact the lives of your friends and family in the worst way, would cost you your job, your assets, your reputation and end your career, why would you even think of taking it? That was the question posed to Harry Ohrn, an addictions counselor located in Estevan, during a recent interview. Ohrn said that the risks of the drug far outweigh the benefits, when considered by a person who has never taken the drug, but once it is used, one's point of view can be changed drastically. [continues 1895 words]
Part 2 in a series on this deadly drug People may hear that the "new" drug, crystal meth, will provide a 16 hour high. They may hear that it will help lose weight, or that people using it will feel energized, renewed, like a "superperson". What they also should know is that crystal methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice or zip, will hook you almost immediately; that even a couple uses may cause lifelong depression; that it can cause organ damage, open sores and the loss of teeth - and this is just the tip of the iceberg. [continues 1135 words]
Part 1 of a Series on a Deadly New Threat to Society Although no operational crystal meth labs have been found in the southeast part of the province, many have been found to the south of the US border, and officers are receiving intelligence that the deadly drug is indeed in production in the southeast corner. Sgt. Dave Henry of the RCMP Integrated Drug Unit said, during a recent interview, that this highly addictive drug has the distinction of being able to be manufactured in a number of very portable and unobtrusive locations -- however it also has what he called the "flip side" aspect of being a very explosive and unstable drug during processing, making it a danger to law enforcement officers investigating it. [continues 862 words]
From the lofty heights of being on the top 10 in the boxing world to the devastating lows that came from losing a wife and three sons to drugs, George Chuvalo has seen it all - and where such tragedy would have knocked the punch out of many people, George Chuvalo is still standing. "Still Standing" is the name of Chuvalo's anti-drug presentation, a factual, heartbreaking, lay-it-on-the-line story that pays tribute to his wife and sons, and cautions teens against the dangers inherent in smoking, drinking and drugs. [continues 1364 words]
