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RIM GUIDANCE PRESENTING FREE
METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS TRAINING
As a concerned citizen, there is a lot you
can do in the fight against this devastating drug. People
often forget that meth hurts not just the individuals, but
families, neighborhoods, and entire communities. You might
not be using meth or know anyone who is – but it doesn’t
mean it’s not affecting you. Issues regarding safety, law
enforcement, health care and other areas of our life can all
arise when meth takes over a community.
Rim Guidance Center, a division of Southwest
Behavioral Health Services, Inc is offering to provide
training for your club or organization. In this training,
participants will learn what methamphetamine is, what it
looks like, how it is made, what are the short-term effects
of taking meth, what are the long-term effects of taking
meth, and what you can do to help our community become meth
free.
The Meth Health Education Feature is a major,
national education program offered by The Partnership for a
Drug-Free America. The mission is to inspire more parents
and family members to connect with their kids in ways that
persuade them not to use methamphetamine. Along with this
free training, is a comprehensive web site,
www.drugfree.org/meth that serves as an online community
resource center to assist families in preventing,
recognizing, and dealing with methamphetamine problems. In
addition there is a web site that assists in answering
questions parents ask about raising drug free children at
www.drugfree.org/Parent/
To schedule training for your group,
contact:
Prevention & Community Mobilization
Coordinator
Rim Country Guidance ~ Phone: 468-8055
The length of the
training ranges from 1 to 3 hours depending upon the group’s
interest and needs. Law enforcement officers have offered
to be on hand to co-facilitate this training.
Other Web Sites for support and information on Substance
Abuse Issues:
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The following info was obtained
from
www.DEA.gov
Methamphetamine: There
are two types of methamphetamine available in Arizona,
Mexican-produced and locally produced methamphetamine.
Mexican-produced methamphetamine is the most predominant
type encountered in the state and is frequently smuggled
across the Southwest Border (SWB) where it transits through
Arizona. The locally produced methamphetamine
originates from independently owned and operated
laboratories that are responsible for yielding small
quantities for local consumption. Both threat areas impact
Arizona’s borders, cities, and suburbs and each pose their
own unique challenge to law enforcement and our communities.
Arizona serves as a major distribution hub, staging area,
and transshipment point for Mexican methamphetamine smuggled
across the SWB destined for domestic cities throughout the
U.S., specifically Midwest cities. The Arizona nexus to
these areas is an indicator that the Mexican methamphetamine
SOSs are based in Arizona and responsible for supplying
trafficking groups throughout the U.S.
DEA Mobile Enforcement
Teams: This cooperative program with state and local law
enforcement counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response
to the overwhelming problem of drug-related violent crime in
towns and cities across the nation. As of September 2005
there have been 22 MET deployments in the State of Arizona:
Eloy/Pinal, Bullhead City, Prescott, Lake Havasu City,
Sierra Vista, Apache County, Coconino County, Navajo County, Payson, Show Low,
Glendale, Tombstone, Cottonwood, Avondale, Maryvale,
Scottsdale, Cochise County, Phoenix Violent Impact Project,
Peoria, Navajo County, Mohave County, and Surprise.
The MET
has been given a new priority as of March 2005, and that is
to direct investigations against drug trafficking
organizations involved in the manufacturing, importation and
distribution of methamphetamine. Approximately 90% of the
methamphetamine seized in Arizona in 2005 to date has been
Mexican methamphetamine. The methamphetamine produced in
Mexico is less expensive and of better quality than the
methamphetamine produced in “mom and pop” labs in the United
States.
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