| Problems with crystal meth had been building over time. When Wes Harker became desperate for the drug, he would scream, punch holes in his walls and light his mattress on fire. His parents, Bob and Doreen Harrison, fought to get their teenage son help. They brought him to a detox centre in Regina and Calder Centre in Saskatoon. "We weren't there for three minutes and that counsellor turned and said to Wes: 'You can leave whenever you want,'" Doreen said. "OK, back to square one, because I know this kid is going to walk out the door. Three days later Wes walked out the door." They watched as he lost weight. His teeth started falling out, and red blister-like sores appeared all over his body. He also started stealing things. Then, in April 2004, when Harker was high, he stomped a man to death on a street in Nipawin. Doreen said if she had been given authority over her son, this wouldn't have happened. "I'm saying, empower the people who can help them," she said. "Don't empower [the drug user] because they don't know how to help themselves." Harker was sentenced in January to 11 years for manslaughter. He is currently serving his time at Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. The Saskatchewan Party has been pushing for a law that would allow parents to force their children into drug treatment. The government says it's looking at the idea. | 
