The Meth Epidemic
- Steve Suo's Investigations
- Read Oregonian reporter Steve Suo's most recent stories about the fight against meth and changes in the international meth industry.
- Unnecessary Epidemic
- Read Oregonian reporter Steve Suo's most recent stories about the international meth industry.
- National Association of Counties: Meth Epidemic in America
- A national survey which explores the impact of the meth epidemic on the nation's health care and treatment systems.
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Facts and figures about methamphetamine use, production and treatment in the U.S.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse - Methamphetamine Fact Sheet
- A summary of research findings on methamphetamine use and abuse.
Health and Treatment Resources
- Oregon Partnership
- Oregon Partnership is a statewide non-profit promoting healthy kids and communities through drug and alcohol awareness, prevention programs and a 24-hour crisis line for treatment referrals.
- Oregon Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
- An alliance of government and private agencies created to protect children who are jeopardized by drug manufacture, drug dealing or drug abuse in the family home.
- Thugz Off Drugz
- A complex of recovery centers founded by recovering addict Alan Evens.
- Kaiser Permanente Health Encyclopedia: Alcohol and Drug Problems
- Information about how to identify and address a drug or alcohol abuse problem.
- Center for Addiction Management
- A resource site with information about addiction and long-term management of addictive behavior.
- Faces of Meth
- A graphic demonstration of the health effects of meth addiction. Compiled by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
- TargetMeth.com
- This site from Southern Oregon Public Television features a community action guide for fighting meth in your community.
- Center for Family & Adolescent Research
- A non-profit adolescent substance abuse treatment center in Portland that is a branch of the Oregon Research Institute. It provides outpatient counseling to parents of drug-using adolescents (ages 15-20) who refuse to seek help. The program helps parents engage their sons and daughters in treatment, then provides free family therapy.
Legislation and Law Enforcement
- Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association
- A non-profit organization that provides drug enforcement training to law enforcement officers. Site includes an information page about meth.
- Oregon Meth Watch
- The Oregon Meth Watch Web site provides Oregonians with up-to-date information on how the drug methamphetamine is affecting our state.
- Portland Police Meth Lab Awareness
- How to identify signs of a meth lab in your community and where to get help.
- Mt. Hood Coalition Against Drug Crime
- A volunteer community organization working to fight drug-related crime.
- State of Oregon: Drug Lab Cleanup Program
- Information about meth and how to identify and clean up meth lab sites.
- Stats on Meth
- There are more meth-related emergency room visits than for any other drug. Forty-seven percent of 200 responding hospitals say that methamphetamine is the top illicit drug involved in presentations at their hospitals. The next highest involvement reported is marijuana (16%).
- Source: National Association of Counties