Rural Communities and Methamphetamine

The Problem

The impact of methamphetamine abuse reaches far beyond the individual user. Meth is increasingly destroying families and communities, straining our economy, and damaging our environment. A collaborative multi-disciplinary response that includes social services, law enforcement, education, public health and safety, and child and adolescent safety is warranted and needed.

Resources Overview of Epidemic/FAQs

• PBS Frontline “The Meth Epidemic” FAQs 
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/faqs/
• Partnership for a Drug Free America - FAQs 
  http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/meth_faq.html
• Children & the Community: ONDCP - Impact of Meth on Children - DEC Programs 
  http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/NEWS/press05/meth_children_factsheet.html
• Partnership for a Drug Free America - how meth affects a community 
  http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/meth_affects_community.html
• Meth and Child Welfare: Promising Solutions for Children, Their Parents, and Grandparents 
  http://ipath.gu.org/documents/A0/Meth_Child_Welfare_Final_cover.pdf
• National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children 
  www.nationaldec.org

Drug-Specific Information

• ONDCP Meth Drug Facts 
  http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/methamphetamine/index.html

Resources

• ONDCP/ HHS/ DOJ 
  http://www.methresources.gov/
• Rural Assistance Center - Meth information for rural areas 
  http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/meth/