A local chiropractor will pay children for their Halloween candy and turn the loot over to a Vancouver church for distribution to female drug addicts. Ali Amiri said the sugar that can give children a temporary high can also quell drug cravings for people struggling with heroin or cocaine addiction.
"It helps them get off the drugs," said Amiri, who will pay children $2 per pound for their Halloween candy during a buy-back program at his office Nov. 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. He will also be collecting donations and will match them dollar for dollar to support the global children's charity Compassion Canada.Children who hand over their Halloween goodies will also get a healthy treat made of chocolate that has no sugar or gluten or other additives, and will get a chance to enter a draw for an iPod.
The owner of Coquitlam Family Chiropractic said the goal of the candy buy-back is to reduce some of the health effects of candy consumption among children.
"There are so many negative side effects with candy, and our childhood obesity rates are skyrocketing like never before. We want to keep families as healthy as possible," Amiri said.
Coquitlam Family Chiropractic is located in the Royal Bank Building, 2885 Barnet Hwy (Suite 210), Coquitlam.
