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Have Gay Men Conquered The Crystal Menace? Jan. 12, 2010 9:44 am Atlantic Online USA
I decided a while back to have a zero tolerance policy for it among my friends and acquaintances. I saw what it was doing to human beings. Not only did it destroy their minds and empty their souls, it also was HIV's best friend. On meth, the last thing anyone thinks about is protection from HIV... Read full story...
War on drugs heating up in Hopkins Co. Jan. 12, 2010 3:45 pm 14WFIE.com KY
"Methamphetamine, prescription drugs, crack cocaine is still a problem, and marijuana is still around," Bean said... Read full story...
Crystal Meth Use Up From 2008 Jan. 12, 2010 7:29 am KITV.com HI
Hawaii’s largest, locally owned drug testing company said crystal methamphetamine use is up, and drug prevention organizations said the numbers are alarming... Read full story...
Meth madness Jan. 12, 2010 5:18 am Tulsa World OK
Meth-related fires last year in Tulsa killed three people, injured several others and created millions of dollars in property damage. The 315 seizures were more than the previous five years combined. In 2008, 213 labs were discovered in the state; 42 in Tulsa... Read full story...
Crystal Meth Problem In Baldwin County Jan. 12, 2010 6:20 pm WKRG.com AL
"The substance is extremely dangerous," says Lt. Doug Phillips with the Loxley Police Dept. "The end result of using this is destruction of the body and destruction of the mind."... Read full story...
Jennings County Prosecutor Attempts New Battle Against Meth Jan. 12, 2010 10:49 am WCSI Radio IN
Jennings County Prosecutor Alan Marshall is approaching that county's meth problem with a new, bold approach... Read full story...
Mobile Firm Cleans Up Some of the Area’s Most Disturbing Messes Jan. 12, 2010 Lagniappe AL
They are also certified to clean up other undesirable situations, such as meth labs that have been busted. “If the levels are not high, we can simply decon the property, but if they are high we remove everything in the property down to the studs of the walls.”... Read full story...
Officer hospitalized during meth lab bust Jan. 11, 2010 4:44 pm KXXV News Channel 25 TX
A Bell County Sheriff's deputy had to be taken to a hospital after being overcome by fumes during a meth lab bust... Read full story...
Remission of Persistent Methamphetamine-Induced Psychosis After Electroconvulsive Therapy: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature Jan. 1, 2010 Am J Psychiatry USA
Illicit methamphetamine abuse represents a major problem in many countries worldwide, including the United States. Prolonged regular smoking or injection of methamphetamine can cause a psychosis, typically characterized by paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations and often associated with disturbances in mood... Read full story...
Iowa recieves federal funding for drug treatment Jan. 12, 2010 8:03 am Radio Iowa IA
The electronic database will connect Iowa pharmacies and help law enforcement identify individuals who are exceeding the limit placed on purchases of the drug used to make methamphetamine... 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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