Poster helps profile the ugly side of meth (Nevada)

By NEIL YOUNG

The Daily News

BULLHEAD CITY - The Bullhead City Police Department is getting the word out that methamphetamine is dangerous. They're literally illustrating the fact with posters showing before and after pictures of meth users, as part of the “Meth! Not In OUR Town!!” campaign.

Police Chief Rodney Head came up with the idea for “the Ugly Side of Meth” posters, which contain local law enforcement information and drug treatment options.

Wednesday, police were passing out the posters to businesses. “We wanted to get those distributed as much as we possibly can in the community,” the chief said, “and remind people that they can give us a call or stop by the police station and we'll be happy to provide them with a poster.”

With the idea that a picture can be worth a thousand words, the posters show people before they started using meth and photos of them after a short period of time - 3 months in the case of a man featured on the poster. The pictures illustrate how meth ravages the human body.

“The message should be loud and clear,” the chief said. “We are unified in this fight against this drug.”

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