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Federal agents say Dallas man moved meth for La Familia Jan. 10, 2010 12:35 am Dallas Morning News TX
Their search warrant alleged that Bernabe, an illegal Mexican immigrant, used the Garland "stash house" near Lake Ray Hubbard to store methamphetamine, vehicles, cash and ledgers documenting his business dealings... Read full story...
Anti-meth advocate to speak Sunday at New Boston church Jan. 9, 2010 5:49 am Texarkana Gazette TX
National speaker Dr. Mary Holley will make an appearance at 3 p.m. Sunday at Westside Missionary Baptist Church in New Boston. Holley is a former obstetrician who founded Mothers Against Methamphetamine in 2002 after her brother died from the drug. She closed her medical practice in 2005 and has devoted her time to educating people about meth... Read full story...
One-bottle meth more like a bomb Jan. 10, 2010 6:09 am Murfreesboro Post TN
One new form of manufacturing illegal methamphetamine was confiscated inside a car parked near gas pumps New Year's Day on Northwest Broad Street... Read full story...
Tulsa World: Record number of meth labs found in 2009 Jan. 10, 2010 4:26 am Tulsa World OK
Police disposed of a record number of meth labs in Tulsa last year, and three people died in fiery explosions caused by the production of the drug... Read full story...
Emerging new in 2010 Jan. 9, 2010 The Des Moines Register IA
Laura Dickey tried meth for the first time 14 years ago. She was 11. What began as curiosity at a sleepover turned into a decade-long addiction that led to years of theft, abuse and turbulence... Read full story...
Kennett weighs law on meth ingredients Jan. 9, 2010 Springfield News-Leader MO
City leaders in this Bootheel town are considering requiring a prescription for the sale of medicines containing pseudoephedrine, an ingredient used to make methamphetamine... Read full story...
Rehab home will get rehab of its own Jan. 10, 2010 11:13 pm El Paso Times TX
"A lot of times when we think of someone who needs residential (treatment), we think of someone who is homeless or a vagrant or someone who is a drug addict or alcoholic," Ibarra said. "Many are individuals who are members of the community who just got curious and dabbled or experimented with, say, meth -- and the addiction with methamphetamines is very quick." He said many people quickly find themselves unemployed or estranged from their families and in need of help to get their lives back on track... Read full story...
Andrea Houchin: Breaking addiction to find life's purpose Jan. 9, 2010 12:25 pm vcstar.com CA
At age 13, Houchin tried methamphetamine at a friend's house and was soon addicted. "I got involved with the wrong people," said Houchin. "I couldn't think clearly because of the drugs and as I got older, it got worse."... 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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