Jason wrote: "I just call it like i see it the drug was first manufactered to be used as a truth surym."

Once again you make me laugh, but this time you make me spill beer! 

Jason said, "Just like when the CIA created LSD and it leaked out to the public and began to spread like an infectious disease. "

Now that made me laugh and spill coffee!

I'm sorry i may be out of line here but did it ever occur to anyone that this whole chasing meth letting it spread to catch more people sounds a lot like entrapment for one. Also this putting everone in jail over everything (a joint) small petty drug users is a lot like using cold and flu medicine.  Your only treating the symtoms. You guys are right if they let it spread it's more work and more jobs for them.  Just like when the CIA created LSD and it leaked out to the public and began to spread like an infectious disease.  It's my opinion that most of these people that are turning to drug use are mostly young people to start. The old ones have just been at it for a long time.  Hasn't anyone ever asked themselves why would someone accept drugs when they are offered to them.  Hmmm let me see as someone whos been down that road it all starts at home.  It might be a violent upbringing or maybe just verbal abuse.  Someone has been beaten down to feel like they are 2 inches tall ( A NOBODY).  So put yourself back in that young teenagers shoes.  You get picked on because of who your family is or because your a little different yourself. Shy and timid from experiences in the past.  As humans we can be quite repulsive at times and quick to judge.  Back to the drug deals and pushers.  They can relate to that kid keeping to themselves at a party.  They now they want friendship. They want to be accepted. Lets get em high and hang out with them. This is were it all starts.  A kid has been reaching out for years with nothing but pain and disappointment, and drug dealers will jump on that.  You want to hit em were it hurts here's how you do it you start up big brother and big sister programs for kids while there still in elementry school.  As big brothers/sisters you become friends with the kids.  They have to trust you before they'll talk.  In some cases it can be as easy as having someone to talk to someone that will listen.  In others you'll be shocked to learn that some people known as nice good people in your small community can really be nasty monsters behind closed doors.  Get these kids help before it's to late.  Don't throw them through the court systems and treat them like convicts it'll only drive them to fight there own battles harder, and learn how not to get caught.  Show these kids what a taste of a good life and a little hard work can pay off.  Get great foster parents like the ones I had, Tough but Fair and compassionate.  You do this and do everything in your power as a communtiy and throw these abusive cowards behind bars that abuse there families both mothers and fathers. Set examples for kids to show them the adults are wrong not them, and i promise you this infectious disease will die out slowly but surely.  Continue to throw manufacture's and dealers in jail and save the next generation.  Kill these drugs with kindness and compassion it sounds lame but just think about it put yourself in there shoes growing up and see if there choices make any sense and stop it. Put an end to domestic violence and Verbal Abuse, and things will change it won't be a fast or easy road. It'll be long and hard, but it's the only way to win.

Thanks, Rey

I think there is someone here trying to light a fire that just won't ignite.

good point jose

One way rural ND can take a proactive approach to detering drug activity, is to eliminate old buildings in your community.

While each community likes to have some "cheap" houses that the younger people can use for a "starter home", eliminating unmaintained buildings eliminates buildings for drug activity.

I know of several small communities that have eliminated rundown buildings in their communities to keep the rif-raf out. This does eliminate the drug activity, as the drug dealers have to find housing elsewhere.

What burns me up though, is the amount of rented homes and apartments that are paid for through housing assistance, where there is drug activity.

In my honest opinion ALL welfare recipients (minors, too.) should be drug tested. Also, any rental assistance properties should have the narcotics dogs brought in, unnannounced. It really burns me to have my taxpayer dollars used to finance some bums who are too lazy to work. On top of that some deal drugs.

At that time, I was in diapers.

As of this point in time, there are 2 people here who remember where they were 41 years ago.  Me, I was 6 yrs. old.  I was probably working on my fort out in the pasture.  My dog wasn't born yet (he was three years in the future).  When he died, I built him a tomb out of stones and timber, on top of a hill overlooking the Missouri River valley.  Since then, many other dogs have joined him up there, and now we call it "Dog Hill".  No cats allowed.  (Sorry, Sneakycat)