Teen robhed NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are secking nile suspects between the ages of 14 snd 16 following the rebbery of 1 t4-year-old male at Bridgman Park Feb, 28. The victins was fepper-sprayed and Chea robbed of his yellow sports Walkman and a wallet. The victhn is men- tally challenged and was taken advantage of hy the sus- peets. Contact Const. Miller at 985-1314. Deep cuts NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP were calied to Lions Gate Hospital Feb. 12 after LGH staff treated a man who had - suffered numerous deep cuts to his upper body and right shoulder area, The. victim ‘reported that he had been involved in a fight ‘at about 3:30 a.m. on Marine Drive while walking from the Avalon Hotel. Four men ina black car engaged him ina fight. The victim was cut with a broken bottle. Video gaming machines identified as addictive From rife 3 Minister Robin Blencoe: “We are not going to force (VLTs) on them.” oe! said the province and munici- paliti¢s need to discuss the issue. Victoria is' designing measures to crack down on illegal machines, but, said Blencoe, “There i is no law strong encugh or ‘no “police . budget deep enough ; tO‘ deal. with ‘this criminal ‘activity, through prohibition.” The government, ‘which has been working. on plans forthe VETs for © over @ year,’ plans to, introduce up to: 5,000 machines across the province, which Blencoe said will help reduce the 10,000 or so illegal machines that - are now in B.C. “Blencoe said the earliest we will 4see ‘the. machines legally locally would be the fall. ve “North” Vancouver RCMP Corp. Gord Oak.a member of the Special _ Projects Unit in charge of the gaming machines, said six. machines are’.in use in’ North Vancouver City. ae Saying VLTs are in a ‘grey zone,” Oak ‘said. trying to prosecute. owners °- of the machines is cost-prohibitive.: i) Mong th legislation Fegulating FACTORY FUTON “Entrance in fear ! .; . MonSat-14 : amount per credit, said Oak. , LeGuilloux. “6 pm’ Sunday 12-5 pm VLTs, laws prohibiting possession of non-regulated machines will come, said Oak. In the meantime, the RCMP has asked owners of businesses with machines to remove them voluntarily. Most comply, said Oak. ». - He thinks VLTs should: go. He agrees the province will bank money ‘from the machines, but said the social costs associated with gambling | are high. Those least able to afford it get hooked and lose big money on the machines, Oak. said. That leads to a tise in thefts and problems for, the families of gamblers. t “I’m not a proponent of any, type of gambling,” Oak added. Most gambling machines, includ- ing the popular cherry master. and poker machines, cost a loonie to play and offer credits to players, he said. 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Hospital diree- tor of pharmacy and clinical nutrition Bob Nakagawa will be jetting off to Hungary thanks to a money-saving pro- ject he developed. By lan Noble News Reporter : Nakagawa's community drug utilization program has been recog- nized by the International Hospital Federation as a health care program that has demonstrated “outstanding managerial innovation worthy of international recognition.” Nakagawa will discuss his run- ner-up award-winning program at the federation’s Budapest, a city he looks forward to visiting, “I've never been,” he said. “It's quite an opportunity.” ‘Nakagawa’s = project assists physicians in selecting the . most appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy for patients. Based on an in-hospital program, - Nakagawa hopes to be able to slice the North Shore’s 1993-94 $10 mil- lion community drug costs by 5%, - or $500,000. Community drug - costs have been rising about 14% per year, while hospital drug costs increase - 9% per year. Nakagawa said he believes the ; difference'in the rate of drug cost increases between doctors inside the hospital and those outside is due to the fact that inside doctors receive assistance by pharmacists i in choos- ing drugs. Armed with a provincial drug program grant, Nakagawa and assis- tants: provide local doctors with information on drug. differences regarding their: therapeutic’ effec- tiveness, side effects, and costs. The doctor makes the final deci- . sion on which. drugs "patients receive, but the hope is that doctors will choose the. cheaper alternative when the: drug’s benefits and side. effects are similar. : “Our, experience within the hos- HUGE SELECTION } y In Stock : / Immediate Delivery Y Brand Names © Simmons 7 ° Sealy . * Grange ‘WAREHOUSE "PRICES! 4 Ask about our FREE delivery, | setup & mattress removal service § HOME FURNISHINGS F 1075 Roosevelt Crescent. North Vancouver : (2 blocks behind Avaton Hotel) . 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