Echoing a recent alert from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a flurry of forwarded messages warns of a new form of methamphetamine that looks and tastes just like candy. Dubbed "Strawberry Quick," the revamped street drug is targeted at teenagers and represents the latest strategy by drug traffickers to counteract slumping sales. True or false?Echoing a recent alert from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a flurry of forwarded messages warns of a new form of methamphetamine that looks and tastes just like candy. Dubbed "Strawberry Quick," the revamped street drug is targeted at teenagers and represents the latest strategy by drug traffickers to counteract slumping sales. True or false?Top Related Searches drug enforcement administration drug traffickers methamphetamine strawberry teenagers candy
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I have never been more disgusted in my life then i am now. Targeting children with drugs such as strawberry quick is a low act, only worthy of cowards. Leave our kids alone. If you want to mess up yourlife, look like death and end up dead, that’s your choice. Just know that eventually you will be caught and punished, with any luck they will send you to the electric chair for such a crime.
yes, it is low… but cowardly? c’mon at least be original and not post the same stuff you copied off of every other site against a drug or crime. Anyone ever think that this stuff takes $$ to buy? Maybe if you dont want your kids using it you should just monitor their spendings a little closer. Watch who they hang out with and dont just assume your kid is a golden child uncapable of doing bad things. If they go to a public school, I assure you they are more than capable but perhapps they would think twice if you just talk to them once in a while. Educate your kids on the after effects of using the drug and encourage them to spend their money on lasting things such as appliances and cars that they will have enjoyment from for years to come instead of just throwing your hands up and wondering what has gone wrong with the world today.
drug dealers are not targeting our children. all they want is the money and where is a 9 or 10 year old going to get this money. i think this is all totally ridiculous. but if they are targeting our children i totally agree that they should leave them alone and get a life.
Andy asks where a 9 or 10 year old would get this money? I volunteer working with kids 12 an 13 years old…boys and girls, who go to a good school etc…Of the 10 kids I work with on average, most, if not all, have AT LEAST $50.00 in their pockets at any given time. They baby-sit, mow lawns or, in some cases, the parents just give it to them because they are “good”. Earned money does not make this right…parents should be taking the baby-sitting money and other earned money and putting it in the bank. Anyway, kids have money from many sources so, yes, kids are the targets of the drug dealers. A kid hooked young enough is a long term customer. Smarten up Andy…this is not OZ.
So often, people feel that the correct way to take care of crime is to punish the victim. Let’s try punishing the offender because that’s where the crime starts and that’s were the punishment should be deligated.
I am offended at the “true but overblown” status of this story.
You say that the reason it is overblown is because of the almost negligent risk of young children finding and ingesting this varietal of meth.
I am sorry to report that in my small, Montana town, last night at Halloween, some jackass passed out Strawberry Quick meth disguised as Pop Rocks. This is not hyperbole or an attempt to scare people. This is just a report of what really happened.
I work at a county health department and we just got a call from the authorities alerting us to this event, so we can be prepared for the deluge of calls from concerned parents and most likely issue a public press release.
This is not overblown. This just happened in my town, a sleepy town of 5000 people, last night at Halloween where I took my toddler son trick-or-treating door to door.
To the person who reported strawberry meth given to a child on Halloween:
If this really happened, more info would be helpful so we can contact the police and verify it. Why have you chosen to you “protect” the name of your town?
I do apologize. When I chose this screen name, I really meant, “anonymous to protect my own identity.”
Details are forthcoming in the local newspaper. It is not my place to make a public announcement regarding this event in my town. In other words, this can get me fired for not passing it through the proper channels.
Rather than keep quiet though, I thought I would issue the warning. I will not reveal my name or location, other than to say I live in a small town in Montana. However, I will issue the warning regardless.
If the local newspaper prints the article, I will post the link here. Thank you.
I HAVE TAKEN THIS AS I WAS GIVEN IT BY A FRIEND WHO WAS GIVEN IT BY ANOTHER FRIEND IT REALLY IS LIKE SWEETS
Wow, common folk in middle America crack me up. Drug dealers who go after little kids are just as real as the boogeyman. You are as dumb as your little kids who think there is a monster in their closet. No one is selling strawberry flavored meth to 9 year olds. Get a life or grow a brain.
I am concerned that it is only considered a problem if the “target” is under a certain age. Making a drug more “tasty” to encourage use is a BAD thing. I believe teenagers are far more likly to fall for the bait than little kids. The teens are trying their wings, dropping some of the cautions their parents inforced. Also, the person who commented that “if your child is in public school…”: Don’t think that private schools are free of a drug culture. Many of the kids at private school have greater disposable incomes and thus are able to afford the expensive stuff.
doesnt anyone happen to think that some of these little kids have big brothers or sisters and maybe , just maybe they happen to see a bag of candy laying around so they grab it and hand it out to friends not knowing what it truly is. now what bothers me is the fact that people are taking this so lightly. saying that “true but overblown” is terrible. and i too am offended at it. i picked up a notice at my sons DAY CARE about this stuff and he is only 2 1/2yr. whether or not this is an urban legend — why take the chance? educate your children and talk with your local police force. and to the person that is hiding their identity — just post the town you live in already — jeez. the safety of children comes above all else –
Has anyone ever thought to visit snopes.com before they get all hot under the collar???? I just ogt an email saying the same stuff and I visited snopes and its a hoax (well… the amount being sold is a hoax – its incredibly rare and its only coloured, not flavoured)- this is now in 2008 – the email starts about 2003, 2007 and 2008.
You all would be suprised at just how many “kids” are doing drugs.. I work in Law Enforcement and even though parents don’t want to except their kids are curious and experiement, check out the statistics, Get out of denial, kids are doing them, and where there’s a buyer, you’re gonna have a seller, regardless of age.
the people selling this crap should go toa @#%$&* jail!