To the Editor:

Do you know the difference between an alcoholic and a meth addict?

An alcoholic might steal from you and lie about it. But a meth addict will steal from you, lie about it and help you look for it.

All meth addicts eventually become thieves. A meth thief is not like the thieves glamorized in movies like To Catch a Thief or Catch Me If You Can. Since meth effects cause an abuser not to sleep in three to 15 days, they are thieves who are irritable, paranoid, frustrated and unstable.

This unpredictability means they act violently, leading to spur-of-the-moment crimes and motor vehicle accidents. Any brain on meth loses all character and goodness.

In order for evil to exist, good people do nothing. Eastern Oregon is filled with good people trying to create loving families. Lets not focus on who makes up those families. Lets focus on what one member of the family will act like on meth.

Just one member of a family on meth can destroy it, the extended family, friends and community.

Meth drug dealers are evil.