Jeune magique et intellig
2009-05-08, 10:51 AM
New Brunswick RCMP are warning high school and university students that they may being sold methamphetamine when they think they are purchasing ecstasy.
With the end of the university and high school years, there is a tendency for more drug use and that is increasing the risk of this potentially deadly drug mix-up, police say.
Sgt. MaryAnn MacNeil, of the RCMP's drugs and organized crime awareness services, said while both are dangerous drugs, meth is especially addictive and deadly.
"We want to make students aware that criminals are targeting them in an effort to make profit for themselves. These students are just getting started in life and I don't want to see their lives ruined or see them killed by greedy criminals," she said in a news release.
MacNeil said in March that the number of meth seizures doubled in 2008 from 2007, but she said there is no number on exactly how much that represents.
She said the number of people using meth is still low in New Brunswick compared to other provinces.
But considering how addictive methamphetamine is and how many people may be taking it thinking they purchased something else, MacNeil said the RCMP must be proactive to stop its spread.
With the end of the university and high school years, there is a tendency for more drug use and that is increasing the risk of this potentially deadly drug mix-up, police say.
Sgt. MaryAnn MacNeil, of the RCMP's drugs and organized crime awareness services, said while both are dangerous drugs, meth is especially addictive and deadly.
"We want to make students aware that criminals are targeting them in an effort to make profit for themselves. These students are just getting started in life and I don't want to see their lives ruined or see them killed by greedy criminals," she said in a news release.
MacNeil said in March that the number of meth seizures doubled in 2008 from 2007, but she said there is no number on exactly how much that represents.
She said the number of people using meth is still low in New Brunswick compared to other provinces.
But considering how addictive methamphetamine is and how many people may be taking it thinking they purchased something else, MacNeil said the RCMP must be proactive to stop its spread.