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Crack cocaine: what is it and where can a person go for help?

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Addicts of cocaine can experience a variety of behaviours such as anger, distrust, impaired judgment and toxic psychosis. Toxic psychosis may work in conjunction with a loss of reality, delirium and hallucinations.

Cocaine usage can also lead to acts of violence, and some crimes committed while under the influence of cocaine are characterized by their extreme violence.

Crack cocaine is a mixture of cocaine, sodium bicarbonate and/or ammonium bicarbonate. Crack cocaine looks like little pebbles, known to addicts as “rocks.” Heating those rocks makes a crackling sound and that is where the name “crack cocaine” comes from.

The effect of smoking crack cocaine is immediate and far more intense than that of snorting cocaine. The high from crack cocaine is short-lived and coming down from that high is far more unpleasant.

Regular crack cocaine usage can cause:
—Violent behaviour
—Paranoid episodes
—Hallucinations
—Suicidal ideations
—Physical and mental exhaustion
—Impaired heart and respiratory functions
—Skin lesions on the hands and lips due to the method of consumption

Where to go for help?
—Addiction and Mental Health Hotline: 866-332-2322

This 24-hour, seven-days-a-week service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists.

—Crowsnest Pass Addiction Clinic: 403-562-5041
—Crowsnest Pass Mental Health Clinic: 403-562-3222
—Pincher Creek Addiction and Mental Health Clinic: 403-627-1240

 

 

Addiction Services – Alberta, Alberta | AB, cocaine, crack cocaine, crisis lines, Mental Health

RCMP officer with vehicle theft prevention tips

Prevention is key to vehicle theft issues

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Crowsnest Pass RCMP have joined in on Alberta Citizens on Patrol’s program Lock It or Lose It, aimed at raising awareness about theft both from and of vehicles.

Officers braved the cold over the Family Day long weekend to patrol around Crowsnest Pass, check with vehicle owners that their cars were locked and valuables removed, and hand out brochures containing information about the initiative.

“We had some great discussions with community members about the small changes that we can all do to help make our vehicles less attractive to theft,” says Kimberly Hurst, president of Crowsnest Pass Citizens on Patrol.

Some tips to avoid theft include: always lock your vehicle, never leave your vehicle unattended while it’s running, remove all of your valuables, never leave your keys or garage door opener in your vehicle, use a steering wheel lock, ensure windows and sunroofs are closed, and park in well-lit, visible areas.

 

 

Alberta | AB, Citizens on Patrol | COP, Crime, Crowsnest Pass – Alberta

Crowsnest Pass RCMP execute search warrant, seize weapons

Weapons seized by Crowsnest Pass RCMP

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Stolen property has been recovered after Crowsnest Pass RCMP executed a search warrant Feb. 27 on a Coleman residence.

Among the numerous weapons seized are a prohibited homemade Taser, a sharpened sword and several baseball bats with metal fastened to the barrels.

Several arrest warrants were also executed.

 

Charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 is 26-year-old Dallas Adam Caron of Pincher Creek. He was remanded into custody after a judicial hearing and will appear at Provincial Court in Pincher Creek today.

Forty-five-year-old Angel Hutton of Coleman is charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, four counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of a controlled substance.

After a judicial hearing she was released on a $2,500 Promise to Pay Release Order and is scheduled to appear at Provincial Court in Pincher Creek on March 16.

 

No further updates are anticipated as these matters are before the courts.

 

Alberta | AB, Angel Hutton, Crime, Dallas Caron

Piikani RCMP investigate drug overdose death

Piikani Nation RCMP investigate death from suspected drug overdose

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Piikani RCMP received a 911 call Sunday at 8:30 a.m. reporting a female in medical distress at a residence on the Piikani Nation.

Police and emergency medical services attended the residence, where an 18-year-old female was found to be in cardiac arrest. Despite lifesaving efforts, the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.

An autopsy is scheduled for later this week in Calgary.

Preliminary investigation indicates the death may be related to a drug overdose and the investigation is ongoing.

Although there is no indication this death is related to other suspected overdoses reported in Alberta over the weekend, RCMP warn the public that illicit substances may be associated with drugs that may be laced with lethal quantities of opioid-related substances such as fentanyl, carfentanil or methamphetamines.

If anyone has information about this incident, please contact Piikani RCMP at 403-965-2000 or your local police.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com, or by using the P3 Tips app.

 

 

Alberta | AB, drug overdose