Aug 19, 08
Program Monitors Pharmacies
A Web-based pharmacy monitoring program is being launched this week in Kansas as law enforcement officials battle a rise in meth labs across the state. read more

Aug 19, 08
Grant Awarded
The Bureau/Putnam County Health Department has received a $10,000 Methamphetamine Community Coalition Mini-Grant to help fight substance abuse in Bureau and Putnam counties. read more

Aug 13, 08
Milford house fire started by active meth lab, police say
The Kosciusko County Drug Force released information today that a house fire in Milford last week started in a working meth lab. read more

Jul 03, 08
Minnesota turning tide on meth, state officials say
Minnesota reports big gains, credits cold medicine law read more

Nov 28, 07
New anti-meth ads sell hope
For the past few years anti-meth billboards have been designed to shock you. Remember the ones with the before and after pictures? They show disheveled methamphetamine addicts missing teeth and looking years older than their actual age. Drug experts say those billboards have been very effective at warning people about the dangers of meth. But they say the ads haven't conveyed to the public that meth addicts can kick their habit. Now a new anti-meth campaign is focusing on the hope of recovery. read more

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