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HEADLINES
It's never too early to talk to your kids about drugs. But rarely do youth talk to their own friends and peers about the dangers and issues that come with illegal drugs like methamphetamine. That's about to change.
The Idaho Falls Youth Chamber Leadership Group, made up of 20 high school junior and seniors, has prepared an anti-meth campaign to depict the terrible consequences that come with using meth.
Friday’s meth bust east of Denison makes six in the last 90 days in Grayson County. With a decrease in the number of trained narcotics officers, keeping up is harder than anticipated.
Nine labs in all have been shut down in two counties over a three-month time span. We spoke to one local narcotics investigator on Friday. His identity will not be revealed due to his undercover work, but he says staying trained and getting more officers involved will be vital in law enforcements fight to rid communities of drug labs.
"Methamphetamine in Montana," a second annual report released last week is an effort to "see how we're doing here," Attorney General Mike McGrath said. "We need to hold ourselves accountable." McGrath credited the combination of aggressive law enforcement, public education and effective treatment with reducing meth's toll. The attorney general's report lists indications that the effects of meth are changing and, in some areas, lessening:
In 2005, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services estimated that 53 percent of all children in out-of-home placements were removed from their homes because of parental meth abuse. In 2007, meth abuse accounted for 26 percent of those foster care placements.
The Southern Oregon Meth Project, Charter Communications and KOBI-TV have joined to create a public service announcement contest open to all high school and college/university students in Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties to highlight the dangers of methamphetamine use.
Entries are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, and the winning PSAs will premier on Monday, May 12, at A&E's "Intervention" Town Hall Meeting at the Smullin Health Education Center auditorium at Rogue Valley Medical Center. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., will present the final awards at the meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Network Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading provider of clandestine drug lab safety training in the U.S. was awarded a Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant to provide meth awareness training to first on-scene law enforcement. NES is seeking interest from law enforcement agencies interested in holding a session in their region. If your agency is interested in hosting a class please contact Stephanie Summers at ssummers@networkenvironmental.com or call 800 637-2384. The 4-hr class will train first on-scene officers and other law enforcement personnel how to identify and safely deal with methamphetamine abusers and methamphetamine labs they can encounter during routine calls and traffic stops. NES is also developing a web-based awareness class, scheduled for completion by October of 2008.
Communities and Cops Combat Meth
Federal, state, and local investment in Washington efforts shows early successes. Click here to read the report by King County Sheriff and Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative.
ONDCP MEDIA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES NEW METH PREVENTION INITIATIVE
Print Ads, Photo Exhibit, and Other New Resources Help Communities Fight
Meth
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign launched its Anti-Meth Campaign today. In conjunction with National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month, the new campaign highlights the dangers associated with meth use for the individual, families, and communities‹and delivers a message of hope, with stories from people in recovery and community leaders who are making progress in the fight against meth. The effort includes advertising, news media outreach, and online resources.
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Methpedia Podcast - New Victories and New Challenges in the War on Meth
Click here to listen to the podcast.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy releases "Synthetic Drug Control Strategy" and "National Drug Control Strategy".
Click here to read Synthetic Drug Control Strategy
Click here to read National Drug Control Strategy.
A Portrait of the Typical School-Age Meth User
The typical student user of methamphetamines is a 17-year old white male who lives with both parents, first tried meth at age 12.6 years, under performs in the classroom, and does not view the drug as harmful to the health, according to data collected by Pride Surveys from more than 3,000 self-reported users of meth in grades 6-12.
More than half (51.1%) find meth to be “very easy” to obtain. Another 12.5% said “fairly easy.”
Click here to get the full Pride Surveys report.
Stories Wanted! About Your Local Community's National Methamphetamine Awareness Day Activities
We want to share your stories about your local community's activities during National Methamphetamine Awareness Day. Send your stories to jcopple@sai-dc.com. Please include a brief paragraph describing your activity or project for that day.
Methpedia.org's FIRST PODCAST
You can access Methpedia.org's first podcast, regarding National Methamphetamine Awareness Day by clicking here.
Methpedia.org Methamphetamine Blog
Contribute to a blog on methamphetamine on the new Methpedia.org. Go to http://www.methpedia.org/ then click on "Blogs".
The Senate passed S. 3525, the Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006, yesterday. For additional details about this act and other information, please click here.
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Strategic Applications International pursues great ideas, promotes actions and effects change with demonstrated results. Strategic Applications International (SAI) partners and consultants have worked with the National Crime Prevention Council, Drug Enforcement Administration, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Office for the last five years to convene statewide Meth Summits in more than 15 states. SAI is engaged in the development and distribution of a wide variety of tools and services to assist local, state and federal agencies apply research and best practices to the many aspects of the meth challenge.
To find out more about SAI and its work on meth, please click here.
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