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Recovery in the News
Duane "Dog" Chapman fights the war against ice
Marisa Yamane
KHON
May 6, 2009
Reality show bounty hunter, Duane "Dog" Chapman is using his star power to help fight the war against crystal methamphetamine, or "ice."
He appeared with his wife at a town hall meeting tonight in Honolulu.
Tonight's meeting was one of a series of town hall meetings across the country -- to educate people about drug addiction, treatment, and recovery.
You've seen them on the popular A&E television series "Dog the Bounty Hunter."
Duane "Dog" Chapman and his wife Beth see the consequences of drug addiction, particularly ice addiction, every day in their line of work.
The Chapmans were among the panel of speakers at a town hall meeting at the Word of Life church Tuesday night.
"Well I think that it's just not Hawaii. That's the alarming trend. It's happening all across America. Two years ago, the paper did a survey of all the states in America, all 50, and the favorite drug instead of marijuana, like it has been since the 60's, now is methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is a killer," said Duane "Dog" Chapman.
About a thousand people attended the meeting, which was being filmed as part of A&E's nationwide community outreach program "The Recovery Project."
"So I see that everyone is serious here and they need help. We need to share our help, and you'll be able to know more about ice, methamphetamine and drugs before you leave," said Duane "Dog" Chapman.
"So we really wanted to take this time right now to sit here with you to listen to your stories, figure out what help we can give you, and which person on this panel is best to deal with your problems," said Beth Chapman, bounty hunter.
The purpose of this town hall meeting and similar ones across the country is to break the stigma of addiction, to raise awareness that addiction is treatable, and to prove that recovery is possible.
"You can pick door A or you can pick door B, but either way, we have to get control of our city, of our town, of our neighborhoods, of our children, of our schools, of our playgrounds, and we need to say no more ice in paradise. It's over," said Beth Chapman.
September is National Recovery Month.
Video shot tonight may be used for an A&E special later this year.