HEADLINES
Fight against meth shows results Feb. 7, 2010 3:22 am Jackson Sun TN
Jackson pharmacies entered 300 pages of suspicious pseudoephedrine purchases into the Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force pharmacy database in November. In January, those numbers dropped to 99 pages... Read full story...
Shake And Bake Meth ... It's Not For Dinner Feb. 7, 2010 10:47 pm digtriad.com NC
Four years ago, no one thought they would have to show their driver's license just to buy cold and allergy medicine, All in the name of slowing down the manufacture of illegal drugs. But, now a quicker way to make meth has people questioning whether soda is the next controlled substance... Read full story...
Meth-related burns inflame hospital costs Feb. 7, 2010 7:01 am MLive.com MI
When a meth lab blows up, the person making the addictive, illegal drug often gets burned badly. And so do hospitals and taxpayers... Read full story...
Meth production, use back on the rise again Feb. 8, 2010 1:44 am The Paper of Montgomery Co. IN
In a turn-around of a trend that Montgomery County has enjoyed for the past few years, it appears that methamphetamine production and use is on the rise... Read full story...
Meth use takes a dive Feb. 7, 2010 1:20 am Daily Inter Lake MT
The Montana Meth Project, a not-for-profit organization aimed at reducing methamphatime use in the state, unveiled a new advertising campaign recently including four new television ads as well as radio, print and outdoor advertisements... Read full story...
DARE programs cover substance abuse Feb. 7, 2010 5:10 pm Billings Gazette MT
The third presentation on Thursday, May 6, is entitled “Meth & Your Community.” There will be straight talk about what methamphetamine is, what it does and what to do about its abuse. Discussion and handouts will follow a 30-minute video... 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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