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Meth Use in the state of Idaho
The main points of this movie is to create awarness of meth use, its implications on the drug users themselves as well as the community. People who watch this, I hope, if they know anyone who uses meth or is currently addicted to meth would want to get help. Meth is devastating not only to themselves, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )the impact of meth use in rural areas
During in class presentations, someone in my group asked me if meth abuse was more prevalent in rural areas versus urban areas? I hadn’t thought about that angle of my project which in hind sight makes perfect sense to touch on because I am studying hte meth problem in the State of Idaho, which has a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In response to the comment on my last post
I completely agree with the comment made about my last post. Yes, these costs are seemingly necessary but when you asked does the high cost of these efforts to reduce meth use in our neighborhoods really work? I decided to find out how the high cost of the anti-meth campaign in idaho is being paid [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Common Household items
The problem with catching people who make meth is that it is, as you know, made with products that are easily accessible to anyone. Common household items from batteries to cold medicine can be found as ingredients in common meth labs. All of these items are obviously not illegal to buy, which makes it difficult to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Recent News
I decided that my post this week would be of different links to fairly current news articles on teen related meth use along with videos that are created to pursuade teens from trying meth.
methbenefits12308.pdf
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297286,00.html?sPage=fnc/health/mentalhealth
http://www.idahomethproject.org/documents/appealtoteens12308.pdf
http://www.idahomethproject.org/documents/appealtoteens12308.pdf
Who is using?
Last week I addressed the appeal of meth and why people use it but also undressed the ugly truth to what is in meth along with the emotional and physical effects of using. So knowing all of that, who actually uses meth? Here are some striking statistics to look over
Take From: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/methamphetamine/index.html
according to the 2006 [...]
Just a spoonful of sugar…
The ingredients in meth are hardly just a spoonful of sugar coined by the Disney movie Mary Poppins, however for some reason people still decide that putting things like paint thinner into their systems is a good thing. I know sniffing battery acid, shooting up gasoline or better yet, snorting drain cleaner all [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Introduction to my blog
The purpose of this blog is to taker a closer look into the meth addiction in the State of Idaho and what is being done about it. I’m interested in researching what demographics are primarily using; i.e. wealthy vs. poor, educated vs. non-educated etc… Meth is a highly addictive drug even more so than heroin, it’s no wonder [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hello world!
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