---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 15:14:17 -0800 From: Greg Galbraith <GGALBRAI@jennycraig.com> Subject: <ALERT> Just in time for Halloween WARNING TO PARENTS: A form of tattoo called "Blue Star" is being sold to school children. It is a small piece of paper containing a blue star. They are the size of a pencil eraser and each star contains traces of Lysergic Acid Deithylamide (LSD). The drug is absorbed through the skin simply by handling the paper. They are also brightly colored paper tattoos resembling postage stamps that have the pictures of the following on them: Superman Mickey Mouse Butterflies Clowns Disney Characters Bart Simpson Each one is wrapped in foil. This is a new way of selling LSD by appealing to young children. These are laced with drugs. If your child gets any of the above, do not handle them. These are known to react quickly and some are laced with strychnine, which may cause irreversible brain damage in some cases. The drug is addictive and, in the quantities contained in the above items, can cause children to become additcts. Please feel free to distribute this article within your community and work place. FROM: J. O'Donnell, Danbury Hospital, Outpatient Chemical Dependency Treatment Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please copy and post! Give to friends. Send copies to schools. This is growing faster than we can train parents and professionals. Many Thanks, Val Val G. Armstrong Assistant to Director Rehabilitation Administration Program University of San Francisco PH: (415) 422-2532 Fax:(415) 422-2551 Internet: armstrongv@usfca.edu