Western District Methamphetamine Toolkit Resources

• General Information
• Resources for Parents
• Community and Family Health
• Prevention
• Meth and Our Environment
• Community and State Programs
• Wisconsin-Specific Sites

Methamphetamine Resource List Developed by Urban Initiatives Meth Team, UW-Extension Western Region

General Information

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.html
This site is tailored to meet the needs of different audiences: parents, students, youth, researchers and health professionals. It also has information listed in Spanish. Browsers will find links directed towards many drugs of abuse. Methamphetamine-specific information can be found here http://www.drugabuse.gov/DrugPages/Methamphetamine.html

Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/meth/lab/children.html
Direct link to the Health Department’s articles and resources about meth and children, this site also links to related drug topics.

MethResources.gov
http://www.methresources.gov/Default.aspx
Sponsored by several government organizations, this site is one of the most comprehensive general sites including links to state resources, national grant programs, publications and research and upcoming conferences.

Join Together: Advancing Effective Drug and Alcohol Policy, Prevention, and Treatment
http://www.jointogether.org/
Use this link to search the "Join Together" site for meth-related articles and substance abuse information for your community.

Meth Action Clearinghouse, NACo National Association of Counties
Focused on the impact of meth on communities across the nation, this website is details counties’ responses to the methamphetamine drug epidemic. This is a good website to find recent news releases and information about legislative action and advocacy.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Meth Site
DEA Briefs & Background, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Drug Descriptions, Methamphetamine Home
This site includes well-organized basic information about meth as well as recent press releases, speeches and testimony. Includes helpful information like what to do if you come across a clandestine meth laboratory.

Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/methamphetamine/index.html
This site provides a good overview of the extent of methamphetamine use among youth, college students, and arrestees. It lists street names, statistics on production and trafficking, and links to other resources.

The Meth Epidemic in America, NACo, July 5, 2005
http://www.naco.org/Content/ContentGroups/Publications1/Press_Releases/Documents/NACo-MethSurvey.pdf
To better understand the impact of meth in American communities, the National Association of Counties (NACo) conducted and extensive national survey of law enforcement and county child welfare officials. This report documents the disturbing economic and social impacts of methamphetamine.

Drug Abuse in America - Rural Meth
http://csg-web.csg.org/pubs/Documents/TA0403RuralMeth.pdf
Published in 2004, this 33-page document from the Council of State Governments provides a thorough overview of the current meth epidemic with focus on problems specific to rural areas.

A Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature
http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/harm_reduction/crystalmeth/docs/meth_literature_index.pdf
One of the most thorough indexes available, this 210-page document is very recent (2006) and comprehensive, citing mostly peer-reviewed manuscripts. Citations are grouped according to themes and indexed themes. Browsers need Adobe Reader®.

Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/06-Links/06-Topic02-Drugs-meth.htm
Good site for general information, it also includes links to webcasts about community initiatives and information about meth labs.

Resources for Parents

© Teen Talk: Teens and Meth, A Survival Guide for Parents of Teenagers
Ellie McCann. University of Minnesota Extension Service. 2004
http://fsos.che.umn.edu/img/assets/16189/Teens&Meth2004.pdf
This article provides parents and educators with a general outline of the effects and signs of methamphetamine use. Included at the end of the article are helpful links for more information.

Young Families Newsletter.
Gail Peavey. University of Wisconsin Extension Service. September 2005.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/polk/flp/documents/septnwsltr_001.pdf
Family Living Educator, Gail Peavey provides information about common meth lab supplies, health risks, signs and symptoms, why meth appeals to youth, and what parents can do about meth in her five-page newsletter to the Polk County community.

Parents: The Anti-Drug.
http://www.theantidrug.com
This website provides an extensive amount of information and tips for parents of teens. Click on the drug information link. Their brochure, Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free, is an excellent resource for parents and prevention education. They provide many other brochures and articles free of charge.

Methamphetamine: A Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/ms704b/
This comprehensive resource guide includes methamphetamine brochures, studies, updates, and internet access sites.

Community and Family Health

Information Bulletin: Children at Risk , U.S. Department of Justice, July 2002
http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs1/1466/1466p.pdf
The newsletter is also available to view in web format at http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs1/1466/
Information from this newsletter is relevant to the risks and effects of exposure in children and their strategies to assist at-risk children.

© Children at Risk: Meth Labs in Our Communities
http://www.streetdrugs.org, 2005
http://www.streetdrugs.org/eShop/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=1015
This resource can be viewed in brochure format and available for purchase through the above website. Great resource for developing a meth toolkit. 

Children at Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs: Helping Meth’s Youngest Victims
Karen Swetlow, Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, June 2003
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/children/197590.pdf
This bulletin provides a good outline of the services that should be provided for children exposed to meth and the action professionals should be taking when working with these victims (also addresses the need for multidisciplinary teams).

Medical Protocols for Children Found at Methamphetamine Labs
Kathryn Wells, MD, Denver Family Crisis Center
http://www.colodec.org/decpapers/Documents/DEC%20Medical%20Protocol.pdf
This website provides exactly what the title suggests; a medical protocol for a professional working with children exposed to meth. http://www.nationaldec.org/medical%20protocol/DECNationalProtocol.pdf
This link provides a more general overview of the process and steps authorities will take when children have been exposed to meth.

Developmental Evaluation
Kiti Freier, Ph.D., Glen Aylward, Ph.D., National DEC Alliance
http://www.colodec.org/medical/documents/devevalsuggestguidelines.htm
A list of suggested guidelines for mental health assessments for drug endangered children ages’ birth to 16 years.

Office of National Drug Control Policy: Drug Endangered Children
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/enforce/dr_endangered_child.html
This page is an outline of the nation’s drug policies and procedures concerning drug-endangered children.

Meth and Child Welfare: Promising Solutions for Children, Their Parents and Grandparents
http://ipath.gu.org/documents/A0/Meth_Child_Welfare_Final_cover.pdf
This 2006 report prepared by Generations United, a national advocacy group, focuses on intergenerational strategies. It examines the impact of meth on families, communities, and the child welfare system and notes promising models. Strategies to keep children safe and help parents with addiction complete treatment are recommended.

Prevention

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Model Programs
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/template.cfm?CFID=12716613&CFTOKEN=79543321
The programs on this site were deemed promising, effective or model by the criteria set forth by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). They have been tested in communities and schools across America and prove to prevent or decrease substance abuse in children. The website includes a user-friendly matrix of its evidence-based programs and a set of links related to websites.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/prevention/examples.html
Evidence based drug abuse prevention programs are categorized according to their target audience - universal, selective, indicated, or tiered. The website also contains links to prevention resources.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs Guide
http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm
The OJJDP Model Programs Guide is a user-friendly, online portal to scientifically tested and proven programs that address a range of issues across the juvenile justice spectrum. The Guide profiles more than 175 prevention and intervention programs, more programs than the other well-known registries.

Combating Methamphetamine Laboratories and Abuse: Strategies for Success
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=776
This report is based on a national study about effective community strategies involving law enforcement. It profiles model programs in several communities.

Meth and Our Environment

Methamphetamine Laboratory Identification and Hazards: Fast Facts
National Drug Intelligence Center, 2004
http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs7/7341/7341p.pdf
NDIC provides a printable brochure in PDF format about meth hazards; skin contact, chemicals used, signs of a meth lab, where meth labs are found, and what citizens can do.

Community and State Programs

 Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine, (NCJ 209549), Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. West Huddleston III, May 2005.
 PDF or http://bja.ncjrs.gov/publications/#D and page down until article is found
This bulletin provides an overview of the debilitating effects of methamphetamine, the program components of a drug court, examples of successful drug court programs in areas deeply affected by methamphetamine use, and policy recommendations for implementing a drug court that will target a methamphetamine-using population.

Montana Meth Project, Montana State Initiative
http://www.montanameth.org/
This website is well put together and informative, and provides examples of how other states are coping with the methamphetamine epidemic. Montana has great resources, articles, pictures, etc. available for everyone to print and use in educational materials.

Kansas Meth Prevention Project
http://www.ksmethpreventionproject.org/
Similar to other state sites; this is an opportunity to see how Kansas has decided to address their meth problem.

Free and True Wyoming
http://www.freeandtrue.com/meth/details.asp?nsectionid=10&ncatid=33
The Wyoming Department of Health’s website on meth. Helpful prevention resources include real stories of meth addicts and signs of methamphetamine abuse.

Wisconsin-Specific Sites

Developed by Extension Educators in Buffalo County, this brochure about meth lab waste can help keep volunteers safe and healthy during litter cleanups. (2 pages, 110 KB)

Methamphetamine Cases in Wisconsin
http://wsc.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=3111
A snapshot of methamphetamine criminal cases in Wisconsin. Produced in 2005 by the Wisconsin Sentencing Commission.

Cleaning Up Hazardous Chemicals at Former Meth Labs
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/eh/ChemFS/fs/MethClnUp.htm
This helpful fact sheet developed by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services answers questions about lab clean-up, health effects, testing, and protocol.

Methamphetamine in Wisconsin
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dci/narcotics/meth/
This Wisconsin Department of Justice website provides basic information about methamphetamine and what is being done in Wisconsin with regard to drug endangered children, public education, law enforcement, and legislation.

Meth in Wisconsin, a Wisconsin Public Television Series
http://www.wpt.org/inwisconsin/meth.cfm
This 30-minute documentary series profiles meth use in Wisconsin. One segment focuses specifically on the "Western Front" - those western Wisconsin counties that have been inundated with meth-related problems.

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