Doping in DFW

A couple of stories concerning drugs have dominated the headlines in the metroplex this week:

1.) Eighteen employees of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas County were taken to the hospital this week after eating muffins tainted with marijuana. An unidentified man who looked to be in his twenties was videotaped leaving the muffins in the teachers lounge. Most were treated and released, but one was kept in the hospital overnight for observation.

Now, I've always been for the legalization of marijuana, but what this guy did was inexcusable on every level. I believe that anyone who laces anyone's food or drink with drugs (no matter how strong or mild the drug is) should be aggressively prosecuted. Even if this guy had put an amount too small to notice in the muffins, he would have put these 18 people in the position of not being able to pass a drug test, which could get them fired. I hope the police find him soon, because he has proven that he is a danger to the general public.

2.) There is a new drug becoming popular among area high school students called "cheese". It consists of heroin mixed with over-the-counter pain medication. The name "cheese" comes from it's yellowish color.

Already popular in Dallas County, it is now migrating to Tarrant County as well. Dallas school district police have made over 50 arrests for possession of the drug. It is suspected to be the cause of death of an 18-year-old in Grand Prairie.

Heroin is a nasty little drug that has gone in and out of popularity for decades. It's a shame that those who should be getting an education are instead letting their schools become a drug haven. It's time that we (parents, police, schools, and the community as a whole) step in and put an end to this trend before it gets completely out of control.