This conference workshop entitled Community Focus on Problem Gambling will focus on the community addressing problem gambling and the linguistics on how a coalition can work together in bringing awareness to this issue. The conference will be held in Indianapolis at the Indiana Convention Center from August 29-31. Methampetamine is a powerful and highly addictive stimulant. This drug has been around a long time and is known as crank, meth or speed. It increases alertness and heart rate, aggressive behavior and loss of appetite.
People use meth for the euphoric high, which also creates an energized state.
In Indiana, a small percentage of meth is coming from the Mexican Nationals. Our meth in Indiana is coming from the home cooks . Just recently in June, the second meth bust was made in Marshall County in two weeks, with the latest being within 1,000 feet of a nearby elementary school. The Drug Free Community Council has sponsored two meth training workshops in May for professional personnel including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, school resource officers and law enforcement. Another meth training workshop will be held this summer for community rescue and law enforcement personnel in addition to an information luncheon for retail management whose stores sell the ingredients to manufacture meth.