HEADLINES
Barbour signs meth bill into law Feb. 11, 2010 11:22 am Rankin Ledger MS
Gov. Haley Barbour signed House Bill 512, moving forward a measure that will restrict use of medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in manufacturing methamphetamine... Read full story...
DeKalb’s funding war on drugs Feb. 11, 2010 The Times-Journal AL
The number of meth labs in DeKalb County is on the rise and more than 200 could be found by authorities by the end of 2010, according to DeKalb District Attorney Mike O’Dell... Read full story...
Bill would require landlords to pay for meth tests Feb. 10, 2010 7:11 pm Salt Lake Tribune UT
A bill that would require landlords to conduct methamphetamine testing if they have a reasonable hunch their units have been contaminated met with fierce opposition from Utah's Realtor and apartment associations... Read full story...
METH-NO-MORE Living beyond addiction Feb. 11, 2010 2:58 pm Vernal Express UT
The following is part-two of a series of personal accounts provided by recovering addicts who have benefited from Uintah County’s Meth-No-More Program... Read full story...
Bill Protects Renters From Meth Feb. 11, 2010 1:18 pm KTUL OK
With Oklahoma ranking in the top five states for meth use and production, state Rep. Seneca Scott wants to take a public health stand and has filed legislation that would require full disclosure to renters if a home has been used to produce meth in the past... Read full story...
A Dangerous Drug: The Faces of Crystal Meth Feb. 10, 2010 11:19 pm KTLA CA
It's an addiction all too common, and it's effects are detrimental. Crystal methamphetamine, or crystal meth, is a drug so powerful it will trick, addict and seduce you into thinking you can do or be anything you want... Read full story...
Meth cooks becoming common in hotel rooms Feb. 10, 2010 7:04 pm WWMT MI
Cooking, then booking. Too many hotel rooms are seeing meth labs recently... Read full story...
Meth diversion program funded for next year Feb. 11, 2010 2:11 am Allegan County News MI
Allegan County’s methamphetamine diversion program will be treating addicts who would otherwise be sent to prison for another year... Read full story...
WAFF Special Report: Poison Pipeline Feb. 11, 2010 1:15 pm WAFF.com AL
Some of the purest forms of methamphetamine now come from south of the border. Drug agents tell WAFF 48 News the majority of heroine, cocaine, and meth come here from Mexico... Read full story...
Meth awareness, cyber-bullying presentation set Feb. 10, 2010 11:18 pm Las Cruces Sun-News NM
A representative of the New Mexico Attorney General's Office will travel to Las Cruces for a community presentation on methamphetamine awareness and cyber bullying prevention... 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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