A Message from Honolulu Prosecutor Peter Carlisle

Brain of a Healthy Adult	Brain of an Ice User 4 months after quitting
Before using Meth	4 years of using Meth

Crystal Methamphetamine use in Hawaii has risen to unprecedented levels.  Here are some grim facts about the State of Hawaii:

• 38% of all arrestees in Honolulu tested positive for Ice followed by 29% in Sacramento and 28% in San Jose - National Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program, 2001

• Hawaii has the nation's highest rate of adults who have tried ice. - Department of Health

• Ice has replaced alcohol as the primary substance used by Hawaii adults served by treatment programs - Department of Health, Drug Abuse Division

• Deaths attributed to crystal meth have almost doubled in two years.  They have surpassed those related to alcohol - Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office

• Nationally in 2001 14% of sentenced traffickers were involved with methamphetamines.  In Hawaii the rate was 51%. - U.S. Attorney's Office

Welcome to Hawaii's Ice Age.  Ice usage is not a victimless crime.  The use of Ice induces addicts to commit other crime, mainly property crime, in order to get the money to support their habit.  This may account for the unusually high property crime rate in Hawaii.  The drug is so addictive that users will go through any means necessary, including violence, in order to obtain the drug.

 However, this Ice Age can be abated with your help. We as a community can take actions to prevent the sale and usage of Crystal Methamphetamine through:

• A Healthy Start
• Drug Testing in Schools
• Early Treatment
• Sentencing reforms for habitual criminals
• Coordinated community response
• Incapacitation through incarceration

With your help, we can put a stop to the Ice Epidemic.

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