Narconon delivers methamphetamine talk to educate local community.
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country, and many drug education groups are gathering with schools, communities and churches to help promote the message of a drug-free life in hopes to stop drug abuse before it starts. Narconon Freedom Center, a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program located in Albion, Michigan, has been at the forefront of the Red Ribbon Week activities in the state.
This week Narconon Freedom Center visited a neighborhood watch meeting to educate the local community about the dangers of methamphetamine abuse and the manufacturing of the drug. Supervisor Megan Werner-Brennan spoke about meth labs in the local community and signs to look for regarding meth abuse and how to stop it.
"Many people are not sure of what to look for [in regards to methamphetamine manufacturing] besides the 'over the counter' medications that have been pulled from shelves,” she explains.”But what people use to make meth are items like cooking fuel, rubbing alcohol in large amounts etc and this was all a new thought to most who have not had experience with the drug."
According to the Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Applied Studies(http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/statesIndex.htm#2k4) more than 4% of persons aged 12 or older in the state of Michigan reported using meth one or more times during their life. In addition, 1% of young adults aged 18-25 reported past year methamphetamine use and an average of 500 treatment admissions per year as a result of meth abuse.
Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that can be manufactured from common household chemicals in clandestine laboratories. Methamphetamine can be ingested by swallowing, inhaling, injecting, or smoking. The typical high lasts 12 hours or longer and some users will stay high for days. Side effects from use include irritability, nervousness, insomnia, nausea, depression and brain damage.
"In the community of Battle Creek Michigan alone, there have been three meth labs found over the past month,” says Werner-Brennan. “These are dangerous and can do damage to those innocent by-standers, especially the children that are in these homes.”
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country, and many drug education groups are gathering with schools, communities and churches to help promote the message of a drug-free life in hopes to stop drug abuse before it starts. Narconon Freedom Center, a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program located in Albion, Michigan, has been at the forefront of the Red Ribbon Week activities in the state.
This week Narconon Freedom Center visited a neighborhood watch meeting to educate the local community about the dangers of methamphetamine abuse and the manufacturing of the drug. Supervisor Megan Werner-Brennan spoke about meth labs in the local community and signs to look for regarding meth abuse and how to stop it.
"Many people are not sure of what to look for [in regards to methamphetamine manufacturing] besides the 'over the counter' medications that have been pulled from shelves,” she explains.”But what people use to make meth are items like cooking fuel, rubbing alcohol in large amounts etc and this was all a new thought to most who have not had experience with the drug."
According to the Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Applied Studies(http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/statesIndex.htm#2k4) more than 4% of persons aged 12 or older in the state of Michigan reported using meth one or more times during their life. In addition, 1% of young adults aged 18-25 reported past year methamphetamine use and an average of 500 treatment admissions per year as a result of meth abuse.
Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that can be manufactured from common household chemicals in clandestine laboratories. Methamphetamine can be ingested by swallowing, inhaling, injecting, or smoking. The typical high lasts 12 hours or longer and some users will stay high for days. Side effects from use include irritability, nervousness, insomnia, nausea, depression and brain damage.
"In the community of Battle Creek Michigan alone, there have been three meth labs found over the past month,” says Werner-Brennan. “These are dangerous and can do damage to those innocent by-standers, especially the children that are in these homes.”
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