Northwest high school students -- and the general public -- are getting some graphic education this week about the dangers of crystal methamphetamines.
Mark McLaughlin, of the Crystal Meth Society of BC, was in Prince Rupert Monday and Tuesday, before heading to Terrace Wednesday, explaining the harmful -- and sometimes lethal -- effects of the drug.
McLaughlin will present a free show at the Tillicum Twin Theatres in Terrace at 7pm on Thursday night. Earlier in the day, he'll speak to students at Caledonia and Thornhill Secondary Schools, and will also address grades 6 and 7 students at the REM Lee Theatre earlier in the day. On Friday, he's at Kitimat's Mount Elizabeth School.
The show teaches the signs of meth use, explains what goes into cooking it and how the drug works, and looks at what a community can do to combat it.
The show consists of slides and a short film -- and is followed by a question-and-answer session -- Mark will also give away free "Be Crystal Clear" wristbands an T-shirts.
-- Terrace
