Local students are winning war on meth

By Dan Drewry, Publisher

Would-be ‘tweakers’ would be well advised to listen to Britney Cheff and Bridgette Lake.

The two young ladies were manning a booth Feb. 10 at The Leader’s ag show in Ronan, and they made a wonderful impression on my wife Chris and I as we toured the show.

The message was simple: not even once. Just don’t try meth.

Why?

Britney and Bridgette weren’t speaking from experience, of course, but from what they’ve learned about the drug, the first-time sensation of meth is so powerful that someone dumb enough to try the drug is almost instantaneously hooked. They will never again attain that first ‘high’, but will ruin their lives in the attempt.

Personally, I’d always thought people would avoid meth simply because stuffing your body full of a concoction made of cold medicine, lye, matchbook strikers, Drano, white gas, and other witches-brew ingredients just plain sounds stupid.

I was wrong. Do it once, and you’ll wreck your life chasing something you’ll never catch, according to Bridgette and Britney. And then there’s the spiders.

Spiders?

Yep, spiders. Do meth long enough and you’ll see spiders crawling on your flesh. You’ll rip your own skin off trying to get rid of the

imaginary eight-legged invaders. And you won’t feel your skin tearing, because of the meth.

I’d heard about the dental problems: smoke meth and your teeth fall out. When I was a kid, Bazooka gum was supposed to do that. You don’t see spiders on your arm with a mouthful of chewing gum. Maybe a face full of pink, popped Bazooka bubble. No spiders.

What was most impressive about the two young ladies was their knowledge of the subject and their dedication to the message. They did a very fine job. The ag show was a lot of fun — Chris was especially tickled watching a lady bottle-feed a week-old piglet and politely turning down an offer to buy a calf for $150 — but I left wishing more people tempted by the white-powdered hell had a chance to listen to Britney and Bridgette.