HEADLINES
KLEANing Up A Meth Den Dec. 31, 2009 WeHoNews.com CA
The KLEAN Treatment Center proposal to open a live-in drug and alcohol rehab on Hilldale has stirred up a hornet's nest of opposition from the homeowner in the Norma Triangle... Read full story...
State could lead in reducing meth Jan. 3, 2010 4:34 am Hattiesburg American MS
When the Legislature reconvenes this month, lawmakers could have an impact on further limiting access to pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in meth... Read full story...
Jackson County meth bust was largest of 2009 Jan. 2, 2010 2:22 am SunHerald.com MS
Authorities in Jackson County say the end of the year brought them their largest drug manufacturing bust of 2009, with four people also arrested... Read full story...
MAGNET, area police see upswing in meth incidents Dec. 30, 2009 10:22 pm Argus-Press.com MI
The Michigan Area Group Narcotics Enforcement Team has handled four methamphetamine cases within the last month and a half - a major increase according to Det. Lt. Robyn Lynde, the team commander... Read full story...
Meth labs, arrests decline after MethCheck Jan. 2, 2010 9:26 pm The News Herald FL
Meth busts in Bay County have dropped significantly in the last half of 2009, and Bay County Sheriff's Office officials said the positive trend shows that the MethCheck system is working... Read full story...
Battling meth Jan. 3, 2010 10:13 pm Southeast Missourian MO
In Missouri and other states, laws have been passed that limit the quantities of pseudoephedrine that can be sold and that require records to be kept of who buys these products. But drug enforcement officials say this law, a step in the right direction, is easily skirted because there is no centralized database to track who makes multiple purchases... Read full story...
The hidden costs of meth Jan. 1, 2010 Times-Georgian GA
From inmates sneaking methamphetamine into jail cells to uncovering full blown labs, Capt. Shane Taylor said meth-related cases are a daily occurrence... Read full story...
Officials say tougher laws needed to keep meth users behind bars Jan. 1, 2010 Ledger-Dispatch.com CA
For cops and deputy sheriffs working their beats in Amador, the word "crime" is almost synonymous now with the word "methamphetamine."... Read full story...
Chief says meth lab busts are up in Gulfport Jan. 1, 2010 7:33 am SunHerald.com MS
Police Chief Alan Weatherford says officers are finding more meth labs in Gulfport and, in some cases, suspected meth-makers are bailing out of jail only to be arrested again on the same charges... Read full story...
Database to be enlisted in meth fight Jan. 1, 2010 4:09 am South Bend Tribune IN
Police hope a new electronic database for tracking sales of cold medicines that can be used to make methamphetamine will help curb Indiana's meth problem... Read full story...
Access To Recovery
Access to Recovery (ATR) is a three year competitive discretionary grant program funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). ATR is an initiative which provides vouchers to clients for purchase of substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. The goals of the program are to expand capacity, support client choice, and increase the array of faith-based and community based providers for clinical treatment and recovery support services. In 2007, twenty four grantees were awarded an ATR grant after a competitive application process. The program is funded at approximately $98 million per year of which $25 million is set aside to be used to deliver services to individuals with a background of methamphetamine use. For more information please visit www.atr.samhsa.gov.
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