Methamphetamine – Haven’t we already dealt with that?
Methamphetamine or “Meth” as we more affectionately call it has been in our collective consciousness in northern Nevada for at least the last 5 or 6 years. We’ve been exposed to stories of thin, unkempt young people with scab and pock marked faces, dental issues that defy description (and that are a major gross out), and an insatiable compulsion to use the drug despite the inevitable consequences. We have been shown people who give up spouses, careers, and even their children to use this scourge of a drug.
Prevention, Enforcement and Rehabilitation; Working together solves the drug problem
By: Lt. Jason J. Grellner, Vice President National Narcotics Officers’ Associations’ Coalition Listening to, and reading the transcript of, the “60 Minutes” interview of Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office […]
Addiction in Washoe County
In recent weeks, numerous articles have discussed the opiate overdose epidemic in the country. The Centers for Disease Control reports that 44 people die each day in the United States […]
Methamphetamine – Haven’t we already dealt with that?
Methamphetamine or “Meth” as we more affectionately call it has been in our collective consciousness in northern Nevada for at least the last 5 or 6 years. We’ve been exposed to stories of thin, unkempt young people with scab and pock marked faces, dental issues that defy description (and that are a major gross out), and an insatiable compulsion to use the drug despite the inevitable consequences. We have been shown people who give up spouses, careers, and even their children to use this scourge of a drug.