National Leadership Forum to Focus on Methamphetamine
Anti-Drug Coalition leaders to meet in Washington, D.C. and discuss methamphetamine abuse and prevention along with other drugs
(PRWEB) December 8, 2004 -- Methamphetamine is one of the nation’s fastest
growing drugs of abuse and now more than a million Americans are addicted to the
highly debilitating substance. Due to the increased prevalence throughout the
U.S., meth use and manufacturing will be a featured topic at the upcoming
National Leadership Forum hosted by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of
America (CADCA) in Washington, D.C. early next month.
The Consumer
Healthcare Products Association developed a program called Meth Watch to target
the sales and theft of pseudoephedrine, which is the main ingredient in
methamphetamine. Originating in Kansas, the program now operates in a dozen
states and helps with meth lab seizures, prevents small meth lab production as
well as the theft of pseudoephedrine and joins retailers and law enforcement in
a collaborative effort.
The overall number of meth lab busts has
increased exponentially across the nation in recent years. The number of meth
labs found and dismantled has doubled and in some states tripled over the
previous year. An alarming number of the individuals that have been arrested and
convicted for meth manufacturing and distribution are repeat offenders. Also
alarming is the high recidivism rate of meth addicts in recovery. Some treatment
providers report as high as 90% of the meth addicts in treatment programs
relapse after completion.
Drug rehabilitation programs in general are
having a difficult time in effectively dealing with methamphetamine addiction.
However, there is one organization that is rapidly gaining national attention
for its effectiveness in treating meth addiction is Narconon Arrowhead. Narconon
attributes its success to the organization’s use of the drug-free rehabilitation
technology researched and developed by American author and humanitarian L. Ron
Hubbard. Narconon’s approach replaces vital nutrients stripped by drug use,
dry-heat sauna detoxification therapy and a series of life skills courses that
assists addicts in regaining their self respect and teaches them how lead a
productive drug-free life and rejoin society as contributing members.
There are hundreds of former meth addicts that are now living healthy
lives again due to completing the program at Narconon Arrowhead. To find out
more about meth or the Narconon® Drug Rehabilitation and Education Program, call
1-800-468-6933 today or log on to www.methamphetamineaddiction.com.
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