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Meth still a problem in county Feb. 16, 2010 MLive.com MO
Methamphetamine -- a significantly harmful and easy-to-make drug -- has seen a slight rise in production in Jackson County in the last couple of years... Read full story...
Tri-City pot trade spikes; meth still biggest problem Feb. 16, 2010 1:48 am TheNewsTribune.com WA
Methamphetamine continues to be the biggest drug problem in the Tri-Cities, but last year marijuana topped the list of seizures by the Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force... Read full story...
Meth In East Alabama Feb. 16, 2010 9:31 am WTVM AL
Chambers County Drug Task Force agents say as soon as they clean up one meth lab, they find another. On average they're finding a lab a day - about 70% of arrests made by the Drug Task Force is related to meth... Read full story...
Metro Council member moves to limit cold drug used to make meth Feb. 15, 2010 courier-journal.com IN
Louisville Metro Council member Vicki Welch is pushing for Kentucky to restrict access to the popular decongestant pseudoephedrine — the principal ingredient for methamphetamine — so it is available only with a prescription... Read full story...
A Bill in legislature that would crack down on meth production Feb. 15, 2010 6:27 pm KNDO/KNDU WA
A House Bill that would crack down on meth production passed on Saturday, and now heads to the Senate... Read full story...
Cold meds: Authorities split on law Feb. 16, 2010 hattiesburgamerican.com MS
The new Mississippi law requiring a prescription to purchase some over-the-counter cold medications is receiving mixed reactions from law enforcement officers... Read full story...
Students take steps to make Elgin drug free Feb. 15, 2010 3:32 pm La Grande Observer OR
He said that the addictive powers of methanphetamines are extraordinary and should never be underestimated. He noted that a very high percentage of meth addicts receiving counseling go back to using the drug... 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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