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HEALTH

Conference to debate drug abuse

THE public is invited to attend
a substance abuse conference
next Saturday at the North
Vancouver District municipal
hall.

According to recent Health Canada
statistics, about 12,700 injection drug
users reside in the Lower Mainland,
Based on that number, an estimated 730
injection drug users reside on the North
Shore.

In 1997, B.C. coroner statistics indi-
cate that nine North Shore residents died
from the use of illegal drugs.

North Vancouver District, (NVD)
municipality is hosting the conference in
partnership with North Shore Health
Region.

Locals elected to Kidney

THREE North Shore residents
were recently elected as execu-
tive board directors of the
Kidney Foundation of Canada’s
B.C. Branch.

North Vancouver residents Lee Clark
and Frank Morris and West Vancouver
resident Alan Beaton were elected to the
volunteer positions.

Clark will serve as vice-president,

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NVD social planner Mark Bostwick
said it is important to recognize the wide-
spread substance abuse problem. He said
the North Shore residents were not
immune to the problem.

Dr Brian O°Connor, public health
officer for the North Shore Health
Region, said thar some of the substance

abuse data was incomplete, making it dif-
ficult to quantify the problem.

“Our information is not that good,”
said O’Connor.

O’Connor will be part of'a conterence
panel on the topic: “North Shore
Situation.”

O’Connor will be joined by North
Vancouver RCMP Const. Shane Tuckey,
of the drug section, and Peter-Huw
Smith from the provincial Ministry of

Beaton as treasurer and Morris as a direc-
tor.

The Kidney Foundation is a non-prof-
it heath organization. The charity advo-
cates organ donation and transplantation,
funds research and endeavours to help
improve the lives of people with kidney
disease.

Kidneys remove wastes from the
blood through urine, regulate water and
balance the body’s chemicals, according

McDonald. He said advances in prosthet-
ics were also discussed.

McDonald said his daughter is a great
athlete and a happy child.

“It’s not that parents want the perfect
child. Nobody is perfect. Parents just
want what’s best for their child,” said

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Children and Families addiction services.

Other pancl topics include prevention

and treatment strategies and harm reduc-

tion,

include Simon Fraser

minologist Neil Boyd and

Whynort from B.C. Women’s
Hospital in Vancouver.

Invited guests to the conterence
include council members from the three
North Shore municipalities, First Nation
representatives and school board trustees.

The public is welcome to attend.
Organizers warn that seating is limited.

The free conference will take place ac
the district hall, 355 West Que Rd.
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more infor-
mation call 996-2459.

—Anna Marie D'Angelo

Foundation

to The Kidney Foundation of Canada.
Kidney failure can not be cured and

results from a variety of diseases.

Treatment for kidney failure includes
kidney machine dialysis and kidney trans-
plant.

Early signs of kidney disease include:
high blood pressure, blocdy urine, exces-
sive foaming of the urine, puffiness of the
eyes, hands and feet, and frequent urina-
tion at night.

McDonald.
He said War Amps was a helpful orga-
nization. War Amps i is a registered non-
profit organization based in Ottawa. The
eharity raises money through the key tag
and address label services. War Amps
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