We released the updated the three books of the Community Watch Program.

David Sours and I worked on the Community Watch Administration Manual for about six months updating it and enhancing the content to reflect current programming needs.

The Block Captain's Handbook has been selling well since we first published it and even thought the content was good, we had to add programs that dealt with terrorism and emergency preparedness. (Something I wanted to include in the first edition.)

When we released the new version of the Citizen' Guide to Community Watch we renamed it to The Citizen's Official Guide to Crime Prevention, The second Edition was completely reworked and an entire section added to teach people how to prevent crime. This book is a welcome edition to our product line.

It was a new time and it dictated a new line of films and something to revive our business.

In 2003 I released Condition Red. Many people believe that in the event of a disaster, emergency services will rush to their front door to aid them. Unfortunately this is not usually the case.  When a disaster strikes, services may be stretched to their limit leaving citizens to fend for themselves. Drawing on the experiences of various communities, this video helps community leaders teach citizens that instead of being totally reliant on the government and emergency services, they can take steps to empower themselves, and that it is easier than they think.  The film teaches that something as simple as picking up a few extra bandages or batteries for their disaster kit can go a long way in surviving the effects of an emergency.  With their newly gained disaster prep knowledge they and their families will feel confident about dealing with any emergency.

I remember when my oldest son was about 15. We had a discussion about marijuana. He was telling me that it wasn’t any different from alcohol and that it should be legal. I told him that I didn’t know why it wasn’t legal but probably was illegal for a good reason. That conversation stayed with me for years and bothered me because I couldn’t intelligently argue with him because I didn’t have the facts. That conversation was the driving factor for my next two films.

We released Drug Wars – The New Marijuana What is the truth about marijuana? Anyone who views this program will be clear about the dangers of smoking marijuana.

Eric Martin, Executive Director of the Addiction Counselor Certification Board for the State of Oregon , makes it simple by dispelling the myths about marijuana. Martin discusses the effects of marijuana on the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system. Viewers will see how using this addictive substance will affect even the simplest activities in their daily lives. By describing the new growing techniques, he also presents a convincing case that marijuana is no longer a natural substance.

In the past I had focused on the stories of people and not just about the drugs. I felt Drug Wars - The New Marijuana did an excellent job of arguing the case about marijuana but anybody could say that was just Eric’s opinion. The real truth about any drug or any substance be it prescription drugs, alcohol, crack, meth or whatever is in the story of what it does to the user.

We released Drug Wars – Up Against the Stem and several teens in drug treatment counseling session tell their stories about how their marijuana use spiraled out of control. They tell stories about being kicked out of school, losing the trust of friends and family, selling possessions that were important to them, missing out on activities like sports, and getting in trouble with the law. In each of the teen's stories we hear how they never expected to suffer all the consequences of marijuana use when they first decided to try it. Instead, they were surprised to find how desperate they became in their need to get high. The teens’ stories are integrated with the scientific side of marijuana use. Eric Martin, a national expert on drug abuse, explains how marijuana use can cause permanent damage to the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system.

And kids kept dying. This time the new threat was E and other club drugs. I have a nephew with an addiction to Ecstasy and had some serious health issues as a result.

We released Drug Wars – Drugs of the Rave Culture. Once again I turned to Eric Martin, who is one of the nation's leading experts on these drugs. In the film, he discusses a wide array of substances such as MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, GHB, ketamine, and places particular emphasis on how the brain can be permanently damaged by their use.  Viewers learn how club drugs cause memory loss, sexual dysfunction, learning disabilities, altered perception, and other mental and physical problems.  Video footage from rave parties, and of users under the influence, drives home just how serious the consequences can be. 

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