Methamphetamine

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Methamphetamines Impact on Women and their
Children

• April 22, 2006

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• CAN I GET YOUR ATTENTION?

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Methamphetamine

• Methamphetamine (Meth) Was Once Located In
  Rural Towns And On The West Coast, Has Erupted
  Across The United States And Is Now Devastating
  Countless Families, Children And Neighborhoods.

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What is Methamphetamine

• Methamphetamine (Meth) Is A Powerfully Addictive
  Stimulant That Has A High Potential For Abuse And
  Dramatically Affects The Central Nervous System.

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Is Meth Addictive?

• Meth Is Addictive, And Users Can Develop A
  Tolerance Quickly, Needing Larger Amounts To Get
  High.

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Did You Know

• In Some Cases, Users Forego Food And Sleep And
  Take More Meth Every Few Hours For Days,
  'Binging' Until They Run Out Of The Drug Or
  Become Too Disorganized To Continue.

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Did You Know

• Immediately After Smoking Or Injection, The User
  Experiences An Intense Sensation, Called A
  Rush Or "Flash," That Lasts Only A Few Minutes
  And Is Described As Extremely Pleasurable.

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Did You Know

• Other Possible Immediate Effects Include
  Increased Wakefulness And Insomnia, Decreased
  Appetite, Irritability/Aggression, Anxiety,
  Nervousness, Convulsions And Heart Attack.

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Did You Know

• "More Than 12 Million Americans Have Tried
  Methamphetamine, And 1.5 Million Are Regular
  Users."- David J. Jefferson, "America's Most
  Dangerous Drug" Newsweek August 8, 2005

Rock Meth
Meth Addicts Are Pouring Into Prisons And
Recovery Centers At An Ever-increasing Rate, And
A New Generation Of 'Meth Babies' Is Choking The
Foster-care System In Many States."- David J.
Jefferson, "America's Most Dangerous Drug"
Newsweek August 8, 2005
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Links

• Photos Courtesy From www.drugfreeamerica.Org
• Http//Www.Drugfree.Org/Portal/Drugissue/Meth/Defa
  ult.Html

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• Where is the Meth Epidemic and How Bad is It?

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Meth Initiation, 1965 to 2003(National Data from
TEDS )
New users who fuel our current meth epidemic.
2001
1991
1980
1971
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Meth Prevalence, 2000 to 2004
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1993
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1994
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1995
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1996
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1997
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1998
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
1999
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
2000
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
2001
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Primary methamphetamine/amphetamine admission
rates by State TEDS 1992-2002(per 100,000
population aged 12 and over)
2002
lt 3
10 - 23
Incomplete data
24 or more
3 - 9
KEY YEAR 1992
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
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Did You Know

• Meth is a triple-whammy
• Law Enforcement Costs
• Treatment and Societal/Family Costs
• Meth Lab Clean-up Costs

• "Untold Families Who Bought Homes In Recent
  Years Live In Former Meth Labs.
• Some, Upon Discovering Their Homes Were Filled
  With Residue From Acetone, Red Phosphorus And
  Other Toxic Agents, Have Fled, Losing Their
  Investment And A Life's Worth Of Treasured
  Possessions."- Richard Jerome "Home Toxic Home?"
  People August 8, 2005

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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 1995 912
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 1996 2,509
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 1997 2,813
DC
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 1998 3,811
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 1999 6,781
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 2000 6,992
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 2001 8,546
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 2002 9,180
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Methamphetamine Lab Seizures by State DEA,
Federal Seizures Only, 1995-2003(Number of
Seizures)
Total Lab Seizures in 2003 8,502
None
1 lt 50
50 - 99
100 or more
KEY YEAR 1995
Data Source El Paso Intelligence Center,
National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure
System Charts prepared by Carnevale Associates,
LLC
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Good News! - 67 Reduction in Labs(Salt Lake
County Metro Data)
Bad News! Meth is now being trafficked in from
Mexico as it is cheap and easy to produce.
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Who is Using Meth and Why?

• Remember that drug abuse is a complex issue that
  is highly impacted by a persons environment and
  genetic make-up.
• For those that use drugs it is all about the
  market
• Cost of the drug on the street
• Availability of the drug
• Risk in the use of the drug

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Gender Trends
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METH Use Among Women is Higher Than with
Men(Utah Data)
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Alcohol vs. Drugs
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Top Four Illicit Drugs of Choice by Year
(Excluding Alcohol)FY1991 to FY2005
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Women, Children and Methamphetamine

• Methamphetamine (METH) continues to be the drug
  of choice among SLCos women of childbearing age
  who use and abuse illegal drugs.
• Reasons for the preference for METH among this
  population are many and complex, and include
• difficulties in juggling family and personal
  responsibilities
• women who use METH are typically depressed,
  dependent on a male for financial support,
  lacking in marketable vocational skills, and
  overwhelmed with child care responsibilities.
• Of particular concern is the fact that two-thirds
  (68) of these women have young, dependent
  children. METH appears to be appealing to young
  women in the short term for several reasons
• It is cheap and easy to get
• Individuals report that the effects of the drug
  are extremely appealing
• It gives them the energy they need to take care
  of their children
• It gives them the energy to maintain a home
• It gives them the energy to keep working and
• It helps women lose weight (often referred to as
  the Jenny Crank drug).
• Most of these women must rely, in part, on a
  male relative or other man to help them subsidize
  the care of their children. One of the
  consequences of this reliance is that they must
  party with this man. Because METH is one of
  the most addictive drugs, once women (or anyone)
  begin to use METH, they can quickly become
  physically and psychologically dependent and may
  not be able to control their use and abuse of the
  drug. APP reports that 90 of women supervised
  for drug violations began using drugs given to
  them by their male partners.

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Drug/Gender
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Drug/Age
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Dependent Children
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METH Use Peaks in Child-bearing Years
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What is the Meth Epidemic Costing Us?

• Remember we pay one way or another for Meth
• Law Enforcement
• Prisons/Jail
• Courts
• Child Welfare
• Hospital/ER
• Safe and Healthy Communities

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National Average Societal Issues with Substance
Abuse Contributing Factor
70 of
Teen
Suicides
50 of

Traffic



Fatalities


45 of
Alcohol and
52 of
Drugs are

Rapes
Murders

Associated
With

80 of
68 of

Child
Manslaughter

Abuse


Charges
55 of
51 of
Note These figures are national, however the
Salt Lake County Sheriffs Department estimates
that 75-85 of all crime in Salt Lake County is
substance-related


Burglaries
Auto Thefts


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Cost of Treatment

• It costs SLCo about 26,000 per year to treat a
  three member family.
• Since the cost to fund each family treatment
  episode is financed with a variety of other
  funds, the SLCo/State general fund share is about
  25 or 6,500 per family treatment episode.
• This is a favorable figure when compared to all
  the costs of incarceration
• cost of incarceration for a woman is about
  30,000 per year
• to keep a child in state foster care for one year
  is about 33,000
• (total family cost for incarceration and two
  foster care placements is about 100,000 per
  year in state and county general funds)
• The 26,000 for family treatment is our most
  expensive treatment modality, costs range from
  3,500 per slot for single men to the 26,000 for
  a three member family in family treatment.
  Therefore, the cost savings to the taxpayer to
  treat rather than incarcerate a mother of two
  children is significant.

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Part of the Answer - Treatment and Prevention
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Treatment Gap Utah is Very Representative of
the U.S.
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Substance Abuse is a Chronic Relapsing Disease
Natl Institute of Drug Abuse

• This is a health care issue!
• Insurance plans should cover treatment and
  intervention as a part of a health care policy.
• Employers should make sure that treatment and
  intervention are included in their health care
  plans.
• The treatment capacity is at about 25 of the
  need provide incentives to the private
  treatment system and they will respond by
  building more capacity.
• Provide more public treatment funding for the
  individuals who do not have insurance
  (employer-based, Medicaid, etc.)
• Develop more and better prevention and
  intervention programs designed to inform the
  public de-stigmatize addiction.

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Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block
Grant(SAPT Block Grant)Foundation of Substance
Abuse Treatment in the U.S.

Medicaid is one of the major funding sources
for women's substance abuse treatment in the U.S.
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What You Can Do!!!

• Talk with your elected officials (federal, state,
  county and city).
• Tell them we need a coordinated strategy that
  includes these five elements
• Harden our borders to keep international
  traffickers out.
• Ask your federal representatives (Congress) to
  enter into discussions with international
  producer countries of Meth precursor drugs.
• Help advocate for more treatment slots for Meth
  addicts.
• Talk with your federal and local officials about
  standards for Meth lab cleanup.
• Talk with your federal and state officials about
  tighter control of Meth precursor drugs (behind
  the counter and logs).
• Start talking and advocating for treatment to be
  a part of the discussion on health care policy.
• Work in your communities to develop messages
  aimed at preventing substance abuse especially
  Meth use.
• Let your elected official know that we cant
  punish our way out of this problem.

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• Remember that women control most health care
  decisions in their families and the United States
  you are a powerful voice for a rational health
  care policy and the best hope for addicted women
  and their children.