HEADLINES
Face2Face Computer Program Shows Kids Consequences of Meth Use Jan. 7, 2010 9:06 am ABC News USA
A promising new program aims to prevent teenagers from trying methamphetamine by showing them how the drug might alter their appearance for the worse within a few years... Read full story...
Parents Concerned Over Meth Lab Near Nampa School Jan. 7, 2010 4:52 pm KIVI-TV ID
Concerned parents in Nampa chaperoned their children Thursday from the Central Elementary School, after police discovered a meth lab in a house across the street Wednesday night... Read full story...
Wyoming Federal Judge Urges Action On Drugs Jan. 7, 2010 11:44 am cbs4denver.com WY
Local officials say the percentage of defendants in Wyoming who identify meth as their drug of choice has declined from 26 percent to 9 percent. However, Downes and others at the conference said the community must stay vigilant when addressing the drug and alcohol problem... Read full story...
Family Dependency Drug Court: Jan. 7, 2010 12:00 pm Ukiah Daily Journal CA
Mandy Grinsell's four children were her world. But love alone wasn't enough to keep her away from methamphetamine. "I had issues about my weight," Mandy notes. The Ukiah native began injecting meth to lose weight and ended up homeless, living by the river and losing custody of her children... Read full story...
City may prohibit the sale of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine without a prescription Jan. 7, 2010 9:09 am Daily Dunklin Democrat MO
The Kennett City Council recently received information from Bootheel Drug Task Force Agents regarding a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the sale of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine without a prescription... Read full story...
Horse Trade Theater Group Presents BLOOD POTATO Jan. 7, 2010 12:42 pm Broadway World NY
A story as gritty and moving as the place it depicts, Blood Potato explores how hope, family, and unrequited love are twisted by the crystal meth hurricane sweeping through small town America... 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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