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Funding to Fight Meth Proposed
for ‘07
Gov. Rounds wants $3-million in 2007 targeted to fighting Meth.
Mexican Cartels Expand
Meth Dealing in U.S.
NDIC
report outlines drug threat assessment, 2007. Links to full report
included.
Meet Cassie
 One
family shares its anguish after Meth impacts them, in hopes that others
will learn.
24-Hours After a Cook,
Contamination Continues
Information on study of Meth contamination
Incentive Based Meth Treatment Shows Promise
New Additive is Chemical Lock on Anhydrous Ammonia
New Meth Research Center Funded
Researchers will target every aspect of Meth use and addiction
Read more and link to complete article
Meth
Use During Pregnancy
Babies born to mothers who used Meth during pregnancy were 3.5 times
more likely to be undersized.
Meth Opens Path for AIDS in Users’ Bodies
Risky behavior associated with Meth is not the only cause of increased HIV
infections, according to new research.
Meth Remains Number One Drug Problem
Latest survey of counties shows Meth-related crimes are rising, the
epidemic is moving West to East.
Study to See if Officers' Cancers Linked to
Meth Labs
The Utah Labor Commission is using a half-million dollar grant to see if
there is a link between Meth labs and the development of cancer in
firefighters and police officers.
'Meth Babies' Overwhelm California
Hospitals, Social Services
New Statistics for Drug Endangered
Children in South Dakota
The number of children in foster
care because of Meth-related incidents continues to rise.
Gov. Rounds Kicks Off "Face Facts: Meth
Makes You Ugly"
South Dakota's new Meth awareness campaign targets students
Meth’s Economic Impact on Employers
A study from the
University of
Arkansas/Sam M. Walton College of Business examining the costs employers
of Meth users face.
ID Theft Threat from Meth Users
A prosecutor
describes the relationship between ID theft and Meth as “...the two crimes
go together like rats and garbage.”
Find out more about the connection and how to protect
yourself.
Meth Use Strains Nation's Health Care
Resources
The National Association of Counties found Meth is causing great stress on
hospitals, emergency rooms and more. Read a summary and link to the
full report.
Counties Battle Legal, Social Service Impact of
Meth
58%
of surveyed counties report that Methamphetamine was their largest drug
problem. Read
a summary and link to the full report.
A View of Meth Addiction
Jeff Koterba - a political cartoonist for the
Omaha
World-Herald newspaper - offers a unique look at the progression of Meth
use. Click the thumbnail sketch to view the entire cartoon.
"My Name is Crystal
Meth"
The despair and devastation of a Meth addict, expressed in poetry.
Angels in Black
A child's view of living in a Meth home - and what it's like to be
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