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Montana Meth Project Statement Regarding Billings Gazette Story

MISSOULA, Mont., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, July 5, 2009, The Billings Gazette published a story focused on the Montana Meth Project. The story also ran in the Helena Independent Record and the Missoulian the same day. In framing the story as a "debate" about the Montana Meth Projec...

Montana Meth Project Announces New Board Members

Business, Medical, and Law Enforcement Leaders Strengthen Prevention Program MISSOULA, Mont., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Montana Meth Project today announced the appointment of John Parker, Cascade County Attorney; Bill Foley, chairman of the board of directors for Fidelity National Fi...

Success for Crystal Meth Drug Addict on YouTube

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Narconon Trois-Rivieres, crystal methamphetamine (more commonly referred to as crystal meth) is a drug known to cause severe addiction problems. The side effects associated with crystal meth consumption are blatantly devastating: the...

New Survey Demonstrates Increased Awareness of the Dangers of Meth Use

94 percent of Arizona teens now see great risk in trying methamphetamine once PHOENIX, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A new statewide survey has found that teens' attitudes toward the dangers of methamphetamine use have shifted substantially since the ARIZONA METH PRO...

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Directs New Meth Project Advertising Campaign

Groundbreaking project credited with dramatic reduction in Meth use PALTO ALTO, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meth Project today unveiled its new advertising campaign, including a series of television ads directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the...

Illinois Meth Project Launches Large-Scale Meth Prevention Campaign

Aggressive media campaign to saturate TV, radio, and print with anti-Meth messaging SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Meth Project today launched a campaign to prevent first-time methamphetamine use, targeting the Springfield, Decatur, and Cha...

A New Year, A New Opportunity: Metropolitan Community Church Leaders Urge Faith Leaders to Address HIV and Crystal Meth Use Among LGBT Youth

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1991, Kharma Amos dressed up as a condom to pass out HIV prevention materials in Tulsa, OK. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071219/DC10343-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071219/DC10343-b ) That same year, 1...

ARIZONA METH PROJECT Unveils Arizona's Anti-Meth Youth Pledge and Kicks Off Phase Two of Public Awareness Campaign

PHOENIX, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona's "Not Even Once(R)" Youth Pledge was revealed today, to mark the kick-off of phase two of the ARIZONA METH PROJECT mass media youth prevention and education campaign featuring hard-hitting television, outdoor and print advertising designed to prevent ...

Moms to be, beware of meth - It can hamper growth and development in your babies

The many pregnant methamphetamine users who inevitably convey the poisonous toxic meth chemicals to their unborn fetus , has crossed //dangerous levels , reveals a novel Canadian Study. Motherisk lab at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto conducted a study which examined hair samples of...

Fergie Used to Talk to a Basket When She was Hooked on Meth

Singer Fergie was so fazed-out when she was addicted to crystal methamphetamine addiction eight years ago, that she used to talk to a basket . The Black Eyed Peas' singer revealed that she talked to the basket thinking someone was sitting inside it, and would come and catch her. "I r...

High Risk Sexual Behavior among Men Who Use Meth

According to a study conducted in California it was found that heterosexual men are more likely to engage in high-risk sex if they use methamphetamine, or Meth. // Meth usage is also associated with increased incidence of HIV infection among gay men. But this study aims in the analyzing of the...

Government To Clamp Down On Crystal Meth

Allergy and cold medicines will no longer be available to Canadians from supermarkets and corner stores as a result of new rules which are aimed at preventing addicts from making crystal meth. //The supermarkets and drug stores which have pharmacies will however not be affected by the ban which wil...

Mother & Daughter Celebrate Victory Over 'Meth'

...t marks our daughter's fifth year since conquering meth at Narconon California," comments Susan, mother of five and teacher who recalls living with a meth addict. "One day she'd be very nice and the next y... ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, alcohol & smoking. meth hooked her." "For a while we didn't know wh...

Office of National Drug Control Policy Taps RIESTER creative for Use in National Anti-Meth Campaign

...4 /PRNewswire/ -- RIESTER creative from Utah's End meth Now campaign has been selected by the Office of Na... to states across the country in the fight against meth use. In contrast to other approaches combating meth addiction, the End...

Drug Crimes in Canada Cause Continuing Problems for Small Communities

...y. Even though marijuana is still the number one drug responsible for the majority of the drug crimes in Canada, other drugs such as ecstasy, crystal meth and cocaine, are catching up and are responsible for more drug crimes each year. Statistics Canada indicated drug crimes reaching over the 100,000 ma...

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America Lauds Kerlikowske as New Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy

...tional Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and other important public education efforts, including the recent launch of the first national campaign to curb meth use in Native communities. ...

American Dental Association Applauds Legislators for Introducing 'Meth Mouth' Bill

...ate primary and elementary school students about the oral health aspects of meth use. It will also enhance federal research and promote a series of continu...s strong approval of the bill as little is known about the actual causes of meth mouth. However, it is known that the drug can cause dry mouth, which in tur...

Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion

...ms could prove most effective." The study was sponsored by the nonprofit meth Project Foundation and the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. "We co...use places on the American public," Tom Siebel, founder and chairman of the meth Project, which aims to reduce first-time use of the drug, said in the news ...

Methamphetamine use cost the US about $23 billion in 2005, RAND study estimates

...n of methamphetamine use is $23.4 billion The study was sponsored by the meth Project Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to reducing first-time meth...laces on the American public," said Tom Siebel, founder and chairman of the meth Project. "This is the first comprehensive economic impact study ever to be ...

Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R) Responds to 2008 Monitoring the Future Study Results

...in the past decade has dropped by two-thirds among this age group. Through the combined efforts of parents regularly talking about the risks of using meth with their teens -- paired with local education initiatives like the Partnership's Meth360(R) program operating in 24 states -- there is strong hope t...

Study Questions Value of Anti-Meth Campaign

... very effective, a new study found. The Montana meth Project (MMP), created in 2005, featured images that showed the extreme consequences of using meth "just once." The perceived success of the program ...e percentage of teens who said they believed using meth isn't a risky behavior; teens were four times more...

Success of anti-meth ads questioned by study

...ociety for Prevention Research (SPR). The Montana meth Project (MMP) was created in 2005 to reduce metham... advertising showing extreme consequences of using meth "just once." Initially the ad campaign was privat...he percentage of teenagers who reported that using meth is not a risky behaviour; teenagers were four time...

California Drug Rehab Facility Completes Comprehensive Remodeling Project

...lectical behavior therapy. Men and women come to Michael's House for the treatment of Heroin Addiction, Vicodin Addiction, Cocaine Addiction, Crystal meth Addiction and a variety of other conditions including alcoholism . For more information about admissions, or to speak with a trained care counsel...

Methamphetamine abuse linked to underage sex, smoking and drinking

...family and community level associated with crystal meth use among children and adolescents. "If risk fact...r patterns of risk factors associated with crystal meth use, they said. In the low-risk group, the U of A...so found that boys were more likely to try crystal meth than girls, and being homosexual or bisexual was a...

Academy of General Dentistry Releases Updated Employment Statistical Map

...d session of the 110th Congress including enactment of Deamonte's Law (HR 2371), the Children's Dental Health Improvement Act (S 739/HR 1781), and the meth Mouth bill (S 1906/HR 3186). "This is the third year that the AGD has compiled these statistics," said AGD President Vincent Mayher, DMD, MAGD. "The...

AGD Advocacy Conference Connects General Dentists with Congress

... an opportunity to use these skills to benefit our patients." Deamonte's Law (HR 2371), Children's Dental Health Improvement Act (S 739/HR 1781) and meth Mouth Bills (S 1906/HR 3186) were three issues, known as "asks," that AGD leaders and members lobbied for during their visits with legislators on the ...

Partnership for a Drug-Free America and Council Bluffs Police Department Introduce Methamphetamine Prevention Program to Iowa Law Enforcement

...y when talking to kids-is critical to helping curb meth use in the state of Iowa," said Peter Komendowski,...s and resources to help them work together against meth and future drug threats." Federal restrictions on...acture meth have contributed to a sharp decline in meth labs nationwide-Iowa alone has experienced nearly ...

Partnership for a Drug-Free America and Colorado Springs Police Department Introduce Methamphetamine Prevention Program to Colorado Law Enforcement

...to help Colorado communities work together against meth and future drug threats." Once a threat confined ...s on the precursor chemicals needed to manufacture meth have contributed to a sharp decline in meth labs nationwide. However, the Drug Enforcement Adm...

Meth Project Chairman Testifies Before U.S. Senate Finance Committee

... Senators Briefed on meth Project's Prevention Program and Its Impact on meth Use in Montana PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- meth Project chairman, Thomas M. Siebel, testified befo...

Meth Project Advertisements Selected for National Prevention Campaign

... Office of National Drug Control Policy to Include meth Project Ads as Part of New Anti-Methamph...O, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The meth Project announced today that its award-winning tel...ug Control Policy to be included in a new national meth prevention campaign. The Anti-Meth Campaign was u...

Methamphetamine study suggests increased risk for HIV transmission

...tion. Until now, there has been little data on meth use in the Southeast, said lead author Scott D. Rh...es and Health Policy. Our findings, including that meth users were more likely to be HIV-positive, suggest...and researchers. It is among the first to document meth use among MSM in the South, which carries a dispro...

Meth Users Involved in Violence, Sexual Risk-Taking: Study

...ng adults reported use in the past year of crystal meth in 2001- 2002, according to a new nationally repre...nts nearly 3 percent of the U.S. population. Among meth users, there is a strong link to alcohol and other...hool. Hispanics and blacks were less likely to use meth than whites. Yet odds of...

Canadian Court Rules Grocery Shops can Sell Cold Medications Containing Pseudoephedrine

...grocery store shelves did little to combat the problem, since the number of meth labs dismantled in Ontario doubled in the months since the decision took ef...ngs outsourced their supplies from Canada. In the process the Canadian meth lab industry too started to boom, and outlaw motorcycle gangs, Asian crime ...

Alarming Rise of Methamphetamine Use Among Australian Youth

...the drug users also have alcohol along with it. Some 50 per cent even use ecstasy and 68 percent smoke marijuana at the same time. This mixing of meth with cocaine or ecstasy can increase the probability of heart attacks or can even cause severe dehydration. Nicole Lee Head of Clinical Research ...

Amphetamine, Cocaine Use Increase Risk of Stroke in Young Adults

...he study’s senior author and chief of epidemiology at UT Southwestern. “And meth seems to be increasing as the preferred drug of abuse among the youngest po... safe. “This is the first study large enough to confirm the link that meth kills by causing strokes. We hope that our findings will lead to getting th...

Methamphetamine causes severe oral health damage

...ized by rampant tooth decay and teeth described by meth users as blackened, stained, rotting, crumbling or... Brandjord explains, "The extensive tooth decay of meth mouth is attributed to the drug's dry-mouth effect...he public health of our communities in addition to meth users themselves," says Stephen Pasierb, president...

Anabolic Steroids for Today’s Young Me

... overdoses." DrugScope said that the use of powder or crystal MDMA, two forms of Ecstasy, had become more prevalent although the predicted crystal meth epidemic had failed to materialize. NLA ...

Meth Use Increases Risk Of Underweight Babies

...nd director of the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk said that meth is 'now the problematic drug of choice in the West and Midwest, and it is c...25 at an average for the study. The women were questioned whether they used meth and researchers checked up on the information. Around 84 women took the dru...

Meth Addiction On The Rise, US Health Authorities Concerned

...e addiction. However, few studies have highlighted that Bupropion (an antidepressant) can be used for treatment of the same. In view of the global meth threat, it is high time that the scientific community devises some effective strategy to combat methamphetamine drug addiction that continues to be a ...