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DrugAbuseAnotherStarExtinguishedByJosephBlesYoungMarinesInspectorGeneralOnceagainwehavelearnedofanindividualintheentertainmentindustrylosinghislifetodrugs.CoryMonteithwhostarredintheroleofFinnHudsononthehighlypopularshowGleewasbelievedtohaveevengreaterthingsaheadofhimasanactorandmusician---untilheoverdosedonacombinationofheroinandalcohol.Itjustseemsthatfartoomanypeopledontthinkaboutthedownsideofdrugandalcoholabuse.Asolutionissimplejustlookatbothsides.Unfortunatelymanydont.ThatiswheretheYoungMarinescanreallymakeadifference.OurDrugDemandreductionclassesaredesignedtogiveyouthefullestunderstandingofillegaldrugs.Sodontbeshyaboutittellyourfriendsoutsidetheprogramallaboutwhatyouvelearnedtoo.ByJosephBlesYoungMarinesInspectorGeneralThisisasafetynoteaboutadangerousnewdrug.ThedrugsstreetnamenowadaysisMolly.Ithasbeenaroundinotherformsforaverylongtimeatleastsince1914whenitwasintroducedasadietsupplement.MollyisactuallythepowderorcrystallineformofMDMAmorecommonlycalledEcstasy.ManyYoungpeoplebelievingtheyarebeinghiparenowusingMollyatconcertsfortheexhilaratingeffectithasandrelyingontheclaimthatitisnon-addictive.WhatdoesthisdrugactuallydoItincreasesyourbodytem-peratureraisesyourheartrateandincreasesyourbloodpres-sure.Thosecombinedeffectscanbecomearecipeforheatstroke.AsofthiswritingtwoyoungpeoplehavediedfromusingMollyoneinNewYorkandoneinBostonandmanymorehavebeenhospitalized.SafetyTipADangerousNewFormofEcstacyYoungMarineGraduationsandSpecialAchievementsCongratulationstoallournewYoungMarinesandtoallthosewhotaughtandnurturedthem.GoodWorkUnitNorthernKentuckyDateMay25UCLynneArnoldHonorgradReeceKellerUnitCapitalCityNCDateJune17UCDouglasSmithHonorgradBrandonCampbellUnitThreeRiversDEDateJune23UCPatrickMcMahonHonorgradKylePrevitiUnitCincinnatiOHDateJune27UCVictorFuquaHonorgradCalebKeeneUnitCapitalAreaTXDateJune30UCRichardPerezHonorgradDavinPetersonUnitChicagosOwnILDateJuly27UCLeonardJakubiakHonorgradLuisAguilarUnitEagleCADateAugust10UCDuaneSiegmannHonorgradJeremyHoltzUnitSoutheastCountyCAUCNoreenMantleHonorgradCalDornbushUnitOPSOLADateAugust13UCJamilChampagneHonorgradNicholasScottPerfectPhysicalFitnessTestPFTYMCplDustinGarrishLinnBentonORYMCplCodyHartmanYumaAZYM1stSgtAlexLoriaColWesleyFoxVAYMPFCDavinPetersonCapitalAreaPAYMMSgtJoshuaSmithShenandoahValleyVASpecialAchievementYMLCplMarkMcCloskeyoftheEastValleyYoungMarinesAZisalsoaBoyScoutandhere-centlyearnedthehighestrankattainableintheBoyScoutsofAmericatheEagleRank.TohelpearntherankaScoutneedstodesignandcompleteacommunityprojecttheaimistohelpyoungmendevelopcommunicationplanningandleadershipskills.MarkoversawaprojectthatincludedrenovatingfourchildrensministryclassroomsatNewHopeCommunityChurchinGilbertAZ.Heputin126hoursontheprojecthimselfwhile504hourswasdocumentedforeveryoneinvolved.Theentireprojectwasfullyfundedbydonationsfrombusinessesandindividuals.CongratulationstoMarkonthishallmarkachievementMarkMcCloskeyYoungMarineandEagleScout.ESPRITFall201329