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I wish to thank every single person who spoke with me, and provided valuable information that I could pass on to you. My local law enforcement agencies, which included the sheriff's department, prosecuting attorney, municipal police departments, and drug task force agencies, were incredibly helpful, and eager to help, and these people, even though they see the complete, perfect and absolute destruction of this drug, are extremely compassionate toward the victims as well as the families. They put their own personal safety at risk every time they are called to duty, and even though they are quite often frustrated at the end results, they continue to execute their commitment to law enforcement and public service. The rights of offenders are so zealously protected, that it often delays swift action on behalf of law enforcement agencies. This also ties the hands of those trying to protect the lives of loved ones who aren't concerned about protecting their own lives. This catch 22 situation has no easy solutions.There must of course, be rights allowed to offenders, but I personally feel that there are too many freedoms allowed. Legislative endeavors to alter laws are a lengthy process, and

the existing laws governing search, seizure, prosecution, and incarceration are currently in place due to

clever manipulation by legal processes, that give offenders a tremendous amount of room to manuever within

the justice system. This is another sad truth that must be dealt with. Additionally, we must also consider the

over-crowding of prison facilities for drug offenders, and the over-whelming case loads of the probation/

parole divisions of the justice system. The truth is, I can see no easy or inexpensive solution to any of these

problems. According to a medical report that I read, there is a 2 year "wall", for the abatement of addiction to meth, so the initial cost of establishing a treatment program would be enormous, not to mention average daily cost per patient for the duration of treatment, and without long term studies, no guarantee that a treatment program will succeed or be cost effective. However, this might be a viable alternative considering that it costs between $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 from arrest to prosecution and many of those are repeat offenders.So, essentially, someone who is convicted on a third offense has cost approximately $60,000.00.This doesn't cover the intermittent incarceration, court ordered treatment programs or any other costs. This is just the figure for the period between arrest and prosecution per person! Again, I see no easy solutions to this problem. The best solution, would be the annihilation of meth production. This will not be an easily accomplished task, because as in any economy, supply equals demand, and I feel that if we actually

knew the scope of this problem, we would positively be mortified. Here are some more articles of truth for

you to ponder regarding this problem. Meth can be manufactured with a minimal amount of equipment, a bag of common household chemicals, and openly available recipes. The targets of dealers are becoming increasingly younger and younger in order to insure that there is a constant supply of customers.

Teens and young adults, who have no personal income, or limited personal income, are often forced by their

addiction, to participate in various types of deviate sexual behavior in order to support their habit. Meth is,

quite often being used by the "cooks" as it enables them to stay up long hours during manufacture. This

opens up the result that we often see reported on the evening news, of fires spewing toxic fumes all over entire

neighborhoods, subjecting everyone to toxic fumes, and endangering lives and other structures. Young children

are often removed from homes where meth is being manufactured. They are at minimum, generally neglected, not to mention at risk for various other physical afflictions due to inhalation of fumes and exposure to toxins.

They must then be placed in foster homes at the cost of taxpayers. The toxic by-products resulting from

manufacture, are dumped into public sewage, into our waterways and onto our land, resulting in further environmental impact, endangering water supplies and wildlife. Truth is, I see no end to the spiral down effect

that meth is having on our society, and until it is viewed as an epidemic and assuaulted with the vigor that a

plague is addressed, it will continue to afflict our society on every conceivable level, and it will grow with

the tenacity of a fungus. God help us all.


	Truth about Meth \| home All About... \| My Family \| Hope \| Help \| Love \| Favorite Links \| Contact Me \| Other \| Christian Support \| Christian Support Other I wish to thank every single person who spoke with me, and provided valuable information that I could pass on to you. My local law enforcement agencies, which included the sheriff's department, prosecuting attorney, municipal police departments, and drug task force agencies, were incredibly helpful, and eager to help, and these people, even though they see the complete, perfect and absolute destruction of this drug, are extremely compassionate toward the victims as well as the families. They put their own personal safety at risk every time they are called to duty, and even though they are quite often frustrated at the end results, they continue to execute their commitment to law enforcement and public service. The rights of offenders are so zealously protected, that it often delays swift action on behalf of law enforcement agencies. This also ties the hands of those trying to protect the lives of loved ones who aren't concerned about protecting their own lives. This catch 22 situation has no easy solutions.There must of course, be rights allowed to offenders, but I personally feel that there are too many freedoms allowed. Legislative endeavors to alter laws are a lengthy process, and the existing laws governing search, seizure, prosecution, and incarceration are currently in place due to clever manipulation by legal processes, that give offenders a tremendous amount of room to manuever within the justice system. This is another sad truth that must be dealt with. Additionally, we must also consider the over-crowding of prison facilities for drug offenders, and the over-whelming case loads of the probation/ parole divisions of the justice system. The truth is, I can see no easy or inexpensive solution to any of these problems. According to a medical report that I read, there is a 2 year "wall", for the abatement of addiction to meth, so the initial cost of establishing a treatment program would be enormous, not to mention average daily cost per patient for the duration of treatment, and without long term studies, no guarantee that a treatment program will succeed or be cost effective. However, this might be a viable alternative considering that it costs between $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 from arrest to prosecution and many of those are repeat offenders.So, essentially, someone who is convicted on a third offense has cost approximately $60,000.00.This doesn't cover the intermittent incarceration, court ordered treatment programs or any other costs. This is just the figure for the period between arrest and prosecution per person! Again, I see no easy solutions to this problem. The best solution, would be the annihilation of meth production. This will not be an easily accomplished task, because as in any economy, supply equals demand, and I feel that if we actually knew the scope of this problem, we would positively be mortified. Here are some more articles of truth for you to ponder regarding this problem. Meth can be manufactured with a minimal amount of equipment, a bag of common household chemicals, and openly available recipes. The targets of dealers are becoming increasingly younger and younger in order to insure that there is a constant supply of customers. Teens and young adults, who have no personal income, or limited personal income, are often forced by their addiction, to participate in various types of deviate sexual behavior in order to support their habit. Meth is, quite often being used by the "cooks" as it enables them to stay up long hours during manufacture. This opens up the result that we often see reported on the evening news, of fires spewing toxic fumes all over entire neighborhoods, subjecting everyone to toxic fumes, and endangering lives and other structures. Young children are often removed from homes where meth is being manufactured. They are at minimum, generally neglected, not to mention at risk for various other physical afflictions due to inhalation of fumes and exposure to toxins. They must then be placed in foster homes at the cost of taxpayers. The toxic by-products resulting from manufacture, are dumped into public sewage, into our waterways and onto our land, resulting in further environmental impact, endangering water supplies and wildlife. Truth is, I see no end to the spiral down effect that meth is having on our society, and until it is viewed as an epidemic and assuaulted with the vigor that a plague is addressed, it will continue to afflict our society on every conceivable level, and it will grow with the tenacity of a fungus. God help us all.