Presentation Goal : To educate you about the threat of meth.

2. Presentation Goal: • To educate you about the threat of meth. • To motivate you to take action in your family and community. • Presentation Topics: • Meth Facts • Effects of Meth Use on Individuals • Effects on Communities • Families and Prevention • Treatment and Intervention • Communities and Prevention

4. Meth Affects the Whole Community FRIENDS FAMILIES EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT PARENTS TAKING ACTION NEIGHBORS CHILDREN LAW ENFORCEMENT

5. Snorted Smoked Injected Intravenously Eaten or rubbed on the gums Methamphetamine is a highly addictivestimulant drug METH FACTS

6. METH FACTS What does methamphetamine look like?

7. Crank Ice Crystal Speed Tweak Poor Man’s Cocaine Tina Chalk Also Known As… METH FACTS

8. METH FACTS Meth is made by combining pseudoephedrine and household chemicals

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10. METH FACTS “If you can bake a cake, you can make meth”

11. METH FACTS Up to 80% of all meth used in the United States is made in super labs in Mexico and California and trafficked into other states

12. METH FACTS 1990 1992 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2005

13. HOW METH AFFECTS USERS“It’s like running five marathons at one time”

14. Men and women (Heroin = 4:1; Cocaine = 3:1) Largest age group: 18-25 More White users than other ethnicities Meth isn’t only used to get high or escape: Working moms Students Truck drivers Busy professionals WhoUses Meth? HOW METH AFFECTS USERS 12 million people have tried meth

15. SHORT TERM: Powerful rush, euphoria, long-lasting high can stretch on for days after binge Your Body on Meth HOW METH AFFECTS USERS INCREASES:ENERGY CONFIDENCE SEX DRIVE BLOOD PRESSURE HEART RATE DECREASES:INHIBITION APPETITE NEED FOR SLEEP

16. Dopamine is a feel-good chemical produced by the brain Meth kicks dopamine production into high gear, lighting up the brain The Brain on Meth HOW METH AFFECTS USERS

18. HOW METH AFFECTS USERS BEFORE AFTER AFTER BEFORE June 2001 November 2004 December 1999 3 months later July 2003 17 months later August 1996 4 years later Source: Multnomah County Detention Center, Oregon, photos by Deputy Bret King (The Oregonian, p. D1, 12-28-04)

19. Long Term Devastation HOW METH AFFECTS USERS

20. HOW METH AFFECTS USERS Long Term Effects • Paranoia • Hallucinations- especially of bugs • crawling under the skin • Depression • Obsessive behavior • Agitation • Insomnia • Aggression or violent behavior • Convulsions • Death

21. Inside the Brain… HOW METH AFFECTS USERS Meth changes brain chemistry, and after extended use, the brain stops responding to dopamine. The result: users can’t feel good.

23. Impact of Meth on Communities“When you smell a meth lab for the first time, it’s like a homicide detective smelling a dead body for the first time”-Shawn Johnson, DEA

24. Impact of Meth on Communities Cooking one pound of meth produces five to six pounds of toxic waste Cleaning up one meth lab costs thousands of taxpayer dollars

25. Impact of Meth on Communities

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27. Children at Risk Meth users neglect children Dangerous home environment Impact of Meth on Communities

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30. Impact of Meth on Communities Photo: Courtesy of Det. Sue Webber-Brown, Oroville, CA

31. Impact of Meth on Communities Crime Meth is an escalating problem for law enforcement • 58% view meth as the #1 illegal drug problem • 70% say meth is driving up robberies and burglaries • Identity theft Source: National Association of Counties, 2005; 500 Counties in 45 States

32. Impact of Meth on Communities Meth’s Costs to Communities Hospital and Emergency Room Care Dental care HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis First Responders Social Services

34. Families and Prevention“You have to become a warrior on behalf of your child. In this war we must use all the strategies, weaponry and cunning we can muster up.” – Lea Minalga

35. Kidnapping Cancer Fatal Car Accident Murder/Homicide Drug Use Families and Prevention Common Parental Fears Sources: Mayo Clinic; Parenting Magazine; Centers for Disease Control; National Center for Health Statistics

36. Kidnapping (not by a parent)- 2 per million Cancer - .01% Murder/Homicide - .01% Fatal Car Accident - .02% Drug Use/Experimentation - 21% of 8th graders report trying an illicit drug - 50% of 12th graders Families and Prevention Reality Check Sources: Centers for Disease Control (2003); National Center on Injury Control and Prevention; U.S. Census; Monitoring the Future 2005

37. Families and Prevention THE POWER OF PARENTS • Kids who learn a lot about the risk of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs. • But only 32% of teens say they learn a lot about the risk of drugs from their parents.

38. Families and Prevention UnderestimateUse(“NotMyKid”) Parents My teen hastried marijuana 18% Teens I have tried marijuana 39% Source: 2005 PATS Parents

39. Families and Prevention OverestimateRiskPerception Parents My teen sees great risk in using methamphetamine 72% Teens I see great risk in usingmethamphetamine 54% Source: 2005 PATS Parents

40. Families and Prevention Preventing drug abuse means building strong anti-drug attitudes among kids

41. Families and Prevention Social Disapproval Perception of Risk Use Social Disapproval Use Perception of Risk

42. Families and Prevention When Should I Start Talking to My Kids About Drugs? AGE 5 AVERAGE AGE OF FIRST USE A: 12 B: 13-14 C: 15-17 D: 18 AND UP Source: Monitoring the Future, 2005

43. Use Teachable moments: Using real-life situations as conversation starters Monitoring: Where, What, When and With Whom? Be a Parent, not a Pal: Set rules, expectations and boundaries…and enforce them. Teens like to be trusted. Families and Prevention Talking About Drugs *

45. Intervention and Treatment “I was sick of hurting all the time, and sick and tired of the addiction. ..doing drugs was no longer something that gave me pleasure” -Eric Stone, recovering from meth addiction

46. Addiction is a disease, and like other diseases, it can be treated Addiction can affect anyone: men, women, adults, teens, rich and poor 22 million Americans afflicted; 3 million get treatment Intervention and Treatment

47. She can stop if she really wants to People need to hit “rock bottom” Treatment won’t work for him Meth addiction is hopeless and untreatable People need help with addiction Acting sooner is better Treatment can help – it works for many Meth addiction is challenging and treatable Intervention and Treatment Myths & Realities

48. Need sleep and good nutrition regimen Highly agitated – short attention span Co-occurring psychiatric disorders, especially depression May need significant medical and dental attention Intervention and Treatment Challenges of Meth Treatment

49. Research shows there are several approaches showing positive results in treating meth addiction Intervention and Treatment

50. Treatment requires persistence but it pays off for individuals, families and communities Intervention and Treatment