Tom Fudge : A writer once said that the urge to feel like you're outside of your body is common desire in human beings. Some people turn to drugs to achieve this. Every modern American generation seems to have a drug that is accessible, powerful, habit forming and inevitably destructive. Once it was heroin, then crack cocaine; now, most people in law enforcement will tell you that it's methamphetamine.
Crystal meth, as it's commonly called, is a highly addictive homemade stimulant. Law enforcement officials say that meth addiction is a factor in many violent and property crimes. Tonight a group of local television stations, including KPBS, are taking part in a cooperative broadcast. It features the airing of a documentary called Crystal Darkness . Coverage begins tonight on KPBS at 7 p.m.
KPBS is part of a county-wide effort to examine the problems around methamphetamine in San Diego. You can watch our television special beginning at 7 p.m. on Dec. 12 on channel 15 / cable 11.
Guests
- Damon Mosler, chief of the narcotics division for the San Diego district attorney's office.
- Joanne Faryon , reporter for KPBS who's been covering the problem of methamphetamine in San Diego.
-
Kimberly Platt,
former meth addict for 26 years who has been incarcerated numerous times. She now works with
Welcome Home Ministries
.
- Donald Broyhill, resident manager at the downtown San Diego Adult Rehabilitation Center of the Salvation Army and a former meth addict.
