Methamphetamine

March 03, 2008 -- Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway joined 55 other Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States today in requesting that Congressional leaders restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The Byrne-JAG Grants provide essential funding for the operation of state crime and drug-enforcement efforts.    » read more »

Grant funds support essential criminal justice programs in Florida

March 3, 2008 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL - Calling the funding essential to the operation of state crime and drug enforcement efforts, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today joined 55 other Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States as they collectively called on Congressional leaders to restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.    » read more »

Harkin is leading major bipartisan push to boost Iowa's crime & meth prevention funding

February 12, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – Late last night, the Senate unanimously approved legislation U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) pushed to ensure that retailers are compliant with Combat Meth Act regulations to curb the spread of methamphetamines in communities.    » read more »

Four Jurisdictions Take Part in Ohio Methamphetamine Pilot Initiative

December 17, 2007 -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and partners, Clermont County Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg and Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward, jointly announce the Ohio Methamphetamine Pilot Initiative (OMPI), a proactive multi-jurisdictional approach to safely eradicate the production and use of meth and its ill effects on Ohio communities.    » read more »

Huckabee: Tough Anti-Meth Laws are "Overreaching" and "Unnecessarily Long"

December 2, 2007 -- McLean, VA - Despite the fact that one-in-ten Iowa infants are born with meth exposure, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today called tough anti-meth laws "overreaching" and defended his support for a 2005 Arkansas bill that provided early jail release for meth dealers by reducing their mandatory jail time by 50 percent. The comments were made this morning on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.    » read more »

Biden Resolution Shines a Spotlight on National Meth Epidemic

November 16, 2007 -- Washington, DC – To help address the continued scourge of methamphetamine use in America, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) joined Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and other Senators in cosponsoring a resolution designating November as National Methamphetamine Awareness Month (S.Res.366). The Senate unanimously passed the resolution.    » read more »

October 31, 2007 -- FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) and the University of Kentucky’s Drug Endangered Child Training Network partnered today in Louisville with the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to launch a three-phase initiative to address methamphetamine use and the impact of intergenerational substance abuse on the citizens of Kentucky.    » read more »

Fertilizer Targeted By Those Manufacturing Meth

October 31, 2007 -- Springfield – As the illicit manufacturing of the deadly drug methamphetamine continues to pose a threat to rural communities throughout Illinois, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today reminded farmers and chemical dealers that fall is a time that thieves look to steal a key ingredient used in “cooking” methamphetamine: anhydrous ammonia.    » read more »

SB 274 makes any attempt to illegally transport or store anhydrous ammonia a Class 4 felony

October 31, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today signed a law that toughens current anti-methamphetamine laws by making any attempt to possess, procure, transport, store, or deliver a key meth ingredient a Class 4 felony. Class 4 felonies can carry a prison term of one to three years and/or a fine of up to $25,000. Senate Bill 274, sponsored by State Senator Larry Bomke (R-Springfield) and State Rep.    » read more »

October 24, 2007 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) — Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour today announced the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics has been awarded a $449,772 federal grant to combat methamphetamine production and distribution.    » read more »

09/28/2007 -- (DENVER) – Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers today announced $375,000 in Daniels Fund grants to a pair of Colorado anti-methamphetamine programs. The grants were announced prior to a meeting of the Statewide Methamphetamine Task Force, which the Attorney General chairs. Two-hundred thousand dollars has been awarded to the Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children and $175,000 has been awarded to a meth treatment pilot program in Delta County.    » read more »

Video, guide to be used across NC to warn of the dangers of meth addiction

September 26, 2007 -- Charlotte: New tools will help warn North Carolinians about the dangers of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today.

“We’ve fought back against this menace, shutting down hundreds of secret drug labs and making it harder for criminals to make meth,” said Cooper. “But meth is powerfully addictive and we must help people who are hooked and stop others from ever trying it."    » read more »

Funds to be Used to Increase Methamphetamine Treatment Services Statewide

September 20, 2007 -- PHOENIX – Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano announced that Arizona is the recipient of an $8.3 million Access to Recovery Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

“Methamphetamine abuse is a problem we can’t stop fighting,” said Governor Napolitano. “This grant award will support efforts at the local level to reduce the impact of meth using innovative and evidence-based strategies."    » read more »

September 20, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation to address a problem that has arisen with the implementation of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act by requiring that all retailers of pseudoephedrine products verify that they have trained their staff in the regulations.    » read more »

09/19/2007 -- (DENVER) – Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers left today as part of a four-day exchange mission to Mexico. During the trip, a bipartisan delegation of Attorneys General from six Western states will discuss issues of mutual importance with Mexican state and federal officials.    » read more »