HEADLINES
Ind. meth lab seizures jumped 24 percent in 2009 Feb. 5, 2010 12:24 pm WSBT-TV IN
The number of methamphetamine labs seizures in Indiana jumped nearly 25 percent last year from the year before, with the most seizures in the state's northeastern counties... Read full story...
State Senate sends meth bill to House Feb. 4, 2010 5:11 pm The Herald Argus IN
A bill before the Indiana House may not be as effective in stopping the productions of methamphetamine as lawmakers may think... Read full story...
Meth investigation continues in Pekin Feb. 4, 2010 11:08 pm Pekin Daily Times IL
Pekin Public Information Officer Mike Sanders said investigating methamphetamine activity is a long and tedious processes, but the severe problems the drug causes for people make it important... Read full story...
Moms' Dark Secret: Meth Addiction Feb. 5, 2010 3:50 am fox23.com OK
On the surface they're hard working middle and upper class women. Women who would do anything to give their kids the best education and care. But as FOX 23's Mia Fleming reports, thousands of super moms have an addiction to the cheap and easily obtained drug, methamphetamine... Read full story...
Too soon to require prescriptions to fight meth producers Feb. 5, 2010 News-Leader.com MO
The story goes on to explain how meth cooks import ingredients from out of state and find ways around a law limiting purchases of cold medicines to specific amounts and continue to develop innovative, small-scale drug-making methods... Read full story...
Task force agent reviews meth statistics in Missouri, Bootheel region Feb. 5, 2010 8:57 am Daily Dunklin Democrat MO
Corresponding with the recent statistics from El Paso Intelligence Center, which showed an increase in meth incident throughout the nation, Lt. Tim Trowbridge, of the Bootheel Drug Task Force (BDTF), noted that labs in Dunklin County have approximately tripled since 2008... Read full story...
Missouri Leads Country in Meth Incidents, Again Feb. 4, 2010 10:40 pm fox2now.com MO
For the ninth straight year, Missouri leads the country in the number of meth labs according to the federal government. But if a law that already exists in some cities would go statewide, those fighting meth say the heartache they see could stop... 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.
Access to Recovery Grants Jan. 19, 2010 Join Together
Up to $382 million in Access to Recovery (ATR) grants will be awarded in FY2010 to support treatment voucher programs for individuals with alcohol and other drug problems... Read full story...
SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for $382 Million in Grants for the Access to Recovery Program Jan. 7, 2010 Media Newswire
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA ) is accepting applications for fiscal year ( FY ) 2010 for Access to Recovery ( ATR ) grants. The ATR program provides people seeking drug and alcohol treatment with vouchers to pay for a range of appropriate community-based services.... Read full story...
Teen addiction recovery center comes to Oroville Jan. 8, 2010 Oroville Mercury-Register CA
California was awarded a second, three-year Access to Recovery grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for programs... Read full story...
Gazette opinion: Busier crisis center needs ongoing support Dec. 28, 2009 Billings Gazette MT, WY
The center has cobbled together funding from several sources this year: $600,000 from Billings Clinic, about $250,000 from St. Vincent, $294,000 from the state and smaller contracts to provide evaluations for the Billings Municipal Mental Health Treatment Court and to provide addiction counseling for the Access to Recovery program of the Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council... Read full story...
ACCESS TO RECOVERY (ATR) II PROVIDER ALERT (PDF) Jan. 11, 2010 State of Conn. Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services CT
Based on the feedback from providers and ATR service recipients, DMHAS will implement the following service modifications effective January 11, 2010... Read full story...
News about RMT ATR January 2010 news update Jan. 1, 2010 Tribal Recovery MT, WY
More than 100 people enjoyed a safe, sober, happy and healthy New Year's Eve in Billings thanks to Marian's Recovery Support, Braided Circle Support Services, and their RMT ATR volunteers... Read full story...
How to Unsubscribe
If you no longer wish to receive these updates,
please click on this link
http://volvd.com/email/meth/unsubscribe.php?email=mail@risingrain.com
or paste it into your browser.