Crystal Darkness Handbook Training
Free and Open to the Public
Tuesday June 5 at 7pm
International Church of Las Vegas
8100 Westcliff just west of Buffalo

Thousands of Las Vegans tuned in to Channel 3 last night to watch Crystal Darkness: Crystal Meth's Assault on Nevada's Youth.

Immediately after the documentary aired, nearly 300 people, concerned for a family member or themselves, called a special hotline. And as News 3's Robert Santos shows us, the calls for help keep coming in .

Crystal Darkness aired Wednesday night but counselors at HELP of Southern Nevada continue to take calls from people affected by crystal meth. The night the special aired, 290 people called 211 for help. The next morning, another sixty calls came through.

"I received a call where the person was a bit hesitant to reveal that it was herself," says Elizabeth Edmonson with HELP. Elizabeth herself was addicted to meth for seventeen years. Now for 11 and a half years, she's helping others get the treatment they need.

"These are the places patients call home while they're here. We have ten beds in this facility. Seven currently available," points out David Marlon with Solutions Recovery, Inc.

At places like Solutions Recovery, which so far has received six referrals from 211, everyone admits it will take more than one night and one documentary to battle crystal meth. But all agree that Crystal Darkness opened doors.

Of the 65 calls from actual users, three people followed through and checked in for detox as of Thursday afternoon. To help bring the community together to watch Crystal Darkness, thirteen churches hosted viewing sites Wednesday night. 3,500 people showed up and afterwards 2,700 parents stayed back to receive training in the dangers of meth. They also received a free handbook published by 10,000 kids partnership.