HEADLINES
Crystal meth addiction continues to spread Feb. 19, 2010 7:28 pm TransWorldNews NY
The last place a seasoned LA drug cop expected to face a meth addict was right in his own home, with his 14 year old daughter... Read full story...
With Meth Cases on the Rise, Comes Proposal of a Meth Bill Feb. 18, 2010 5:13 pm KTEN OK
A bill in Oklahoma, is proposing a meth registry similar to the sex offender registry... Read full story...
Task force: Ark City is center of county drug problem Feb. 19, 2010 1:19 pm The Winfield Daily Courier KS
Meth has become the drug of choice for users in this area in recent years. And the Arkansas City area is the center of drug activity in the county... Read full story...
Prescriptions bill in St. Louis is aimed at fighting meth Feb. 19, 2010 2:35 pm St. Louis Crime Beat MO
A bill proposed today by Bevo Mill Alderman Stephen Gregali would require prescriptions to buy pseudoephedrine products in the city, an effort to combat methamphetamine labs... Read full story...
Monstrous meth, new law Feb. 19, 2010 1:03 pm Delta Democrat Times MS
Apparently, crystal meth is fast becoming a scourge on society. We’ve had a few busts in the area; one lab was popped within the city limits, which was not the norm because like stills during Prohibition, the labs usually have been out in the countryside... Read full story...
Clackamas County receives $650000 to fight meth use Feb. 18, 2010 4:28 pm OregonLive.com OR
Officials gathered for ceremonies at the Clackamas County Jail Wednesday, when the county's drug task force was recognized for its work and the sheriff's office received a $650,000 federal grant to help fight methamphetamine use... Read full story...
Law puts crimp in making of meth Feb. 18, 2010 3:53 pm Star News MN
A law aimed at reducing access to a key ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine is working in Sherburne County... Read full story...
Legislative bill could help restrict ingredients to make meth Feb. 18, 2010 4:08 pm WAFF.com AL
Representative Frank McDaniel is sponsoring a bill that is making it's way through the state legislature which could put a big damper for those who are making 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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