If you're like me, you've been alarmed and saddened by the news of nine Alberta deaths linked to the use of Ecstasy/MDMA in the province. The use of ecstasy by a subset of our society has taken on a new and very deadly risk due to the 'party' drug being laced with a substance called PMMA. Stories
like this one and
this one have hit home just how fragile and vulnerable our children can be when it comes to drugs and drug use.
Alberta Health Services has released a very informative
community letter about the problem. Read it
here. There are also some excellent resource links in the document, I've listed some of them below for your convenience:
PMMA: Frequently Asked Questions
MDMA: Frequently Asked Questions
PADIS: Poison and Drug Information Service
How to talk to your kids about drugs
Health Canada: Ecstasy
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