Dr. Mike Albrich This is Me

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1. 1. www.katu.com

   www.katu.com/news/specialrepor - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/11/2007   Last Visited: 10/12/2007

   Dr. Mike Albrich, head of the Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Emergency Department in Clark County, said more meth users than alcoholics now come to their ER seeking treatment.
   
   "To have one drug be responsible for five to six percent of what we see makes it a pretty significant problem," he said.
   
   A hospital spokeswoman reported the two-year-old emergency department treats more than 100 patients every day. That means about five patients might be treated for a meth-related condition on a daily basis.
   
   Albrich said the symptoms can be obvious - from rotten teeth to premature aging.
   
   "The most toxic people are hallucinating, feeling nauseous, vomiting, their hearts are racing," Dr. Albrich said, adding users are at a higher risk of getting diseases. Even if they survive the physical toll, he noted they continue to have problems like depression.
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   "That's a huge impact costing in the billions - tens of billions," Dr. Albrich estimated.

2. 2. www.swems.org

   www.swems.org/Minutes/RC_09060 - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/6/2006   Last Visited: 4/11/2007

   Mike Albrich, Legacy Salmon Creek

3. 3. Columbian.com - Serving Clark County, Washington

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   Published on: 2/3/2007   Last Visited: 2/3/2007

   Dr. Michael Albrich, director of the emergency department at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, said he's seen some of that during the Super Bowl.
   
   "I've worked a lot of Super Bowl Sundays, and it is apparent," Albrich said.