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2 Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, April 16, 1996-- 7 Pt "Drugs found in all communities, says officer By Heather McCrae "If you want to find drugs, they're available in any comrpunity". Those were the words of Constable Julie Meeks of the Bowmanville Drug Squad of the RCMP, she was the guest speaker at an open meeting of the PPHS Community Council last week. Every day we read and . hear about the evil of drugs. This meeting was open to all parents and guardians of students, yet only a scant handful showed up. Is it because they don't care, or think their kids aren't part of the problem, or feel they don't have the time for another meeting? It was the same two years ago when S.A. Cawker PS held seminars on violence in the school and had the local police there, as well. Expecting a large crowd, organizers had set up 400 chairs, yet only a handful turned.up. "A drug is a substance taken into the body which changes the way the body 'or-mind work" Constable Meeks said. And the drugs fall into three categories - legal, illegal and medical. Drugs can also act as depressants, stimulants and halluéinogens. - Depressants may make you feel less anxious or tense-but they can also slow down your ability to think. Alcohol, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, some, antihistamines and narcotic painkillers, such as morphine and heroin, have these affects. Stimulants, such as amphetamines, cocaine and caffeine, may speed up - your mental processes, making you feel more 'alert, giving you a "high"; but can also"@ffect your ability to think. may make you feel? panic- stricken. \ Hallucinogens may alter - your mind so you can see, hear or feel things that don't really exist. Marijuana, hashish, LSD and mescaline are some examples. ~"The nicotine in cigarettes is psychologically addictive", she said and usually leads marijuana. After that the kids want to experiment with drugs more powerful. Sa, why do kids, or anyone else for that matter, do drugs?" 2 "Peer pressure, escape from stress, low self-' esteem and curiosity are some of the reasons, but there are countless others, too ' Often, desperate heroin addicts who can't find ay vein because it's collapsed will.. inject the drug between their toes, or under their tongue and women will sometimes inject it in their vagina. Drugs are expensive. Once addicted to & drug, users build up tolerance to it. They don't get that high, so now they increase the drug "The more drug needed, Among the many illegal drugs that are extremely addictive are crack (a form , of cocaine), heroin, the more money is needed hashish, LSD and magic to .support the habit" mushrooms. Constable Meeks said. Symptoms to look for it if "Drugs can make you feel you suspect a person is invincible or make you fall doing drugs are red-eyes, down". runny noses (from cocaine In Durham Region, the sniffers), slurred speech bigger the school, the (alcohol) and difficulty chances are greater of sleepifig (stimulants). drugs being sold or used. Drug paraphernalia But all schools | in about the honfe, su¢h as Durham. have drug pipes, rolling paper, razor problems, whether large or. "blades (used to cut up small. cocaine) and, of course, Sandy Riches, "Srincipal needles are all strong of PPHS said Wednesday indications of drug use. I. A change of appetite an | also be a sign. Marijuana | gives you the 'munchies' whereas cocaine decreases your appetite. ' Needle marks in the VISION REPORT by Dr. Darryl Worn is the day her staff notices the same cars cruising around the school and "there's always 'new' people talking to the students outside", she said. Why Wednesday? She doesn't know. ' Steroids are also 2 big business and highly dangerous. They can cause irreversible liver damage and 'hardening of the , arteries that may end in a heart attack or stroke. Long term users can become extrenfely paranoid, even violent., "If you suspect your child ° is using drugs, don't _ accuse them of it; they'll deny it," Constable Meeks said. In Ontario a toll-free drug and alcohol information line is 1 - 800 - 463 - 6273. "Make a real effort to listen to your child and appreciate the pressure he/ ' shé'is under" she said. to alcohol, then to elbow bend are signs, OVER 6000 0.7. of SHOWROOM Furniture, Appliances, TV, VCR and more! "A Doctor of Optometry (Optometrist) is an independent primary healthcare provider who specializes "in the examination, diagnosis, treatment, management and 11 0p rirpel , prevention of diseases a _ All at Guaranteed Low Prices! Pvorllon ct dlsseses RCMP Constable Julle Meeks of the Drug Squad. 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