Meth Problems Are Priorities Across The Nation, In Nevada: Governor-elect Gibbons Facing Problems Up Front As Is League Of Cities (Nevada Observer article)

TNO was surprised how little information was available on this subject from State and local government websites, so we put together this Reader as a public service for concerned citizens and agencies.

A Methamphetamine Reader

Governor's Working Group on Methamphetamine Preliminary Report

Selected Reports and Hearings from the 109th Congress

Methamphetamine Abuse (US Senate Appropriations Committee Hearings)

Fighting Meth in America's Heartland: Assessing the Impact on Local Law Enforcement and Child Welfare Agencies (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)

The Problem of Methamphetamine in Indian Country (Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearings)

Appalachian Ice: The Methamphetamine Epidemic in Western North Carolina (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)

Subversion of Drug Testing Programs (House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearings)

Fighting Meth in America's Heartland: Assessing Federal State and Local Efforts (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)

Law Enforcement and the Fight Against Methamphetamine: Improving Federal, State and Local Efforts (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)

Roundtable on Methamphetamine: Fighting Meth Use -- A Coordinated Effort (Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Hearings)

H.Rpt.109-352 The Methamphetamine Epidemic: The International Roots of the Problem (US House of Representatives Report)

Alien Gang Removal Act of 2005 (House Committee on the Judiciary Hearings)

Immigration and the Alien Gang Epidemic: Problems and Solutions (House Committee on the Judiciary Hearings)

Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act (House Judiciary Committee Hearings)

H.Rpt.109-299, Pt.1 Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act (US House of Representatives Report)

H.Rpt.109-299, Pt.2 Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act (US House of Representatives Report)

Combating Methamphetamines Through Prevention and Education (House Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearings)

Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005 (House Committee on Science Hearings)

Selected Reports and Hearings from the 108th Congress

Law Enforcement and the Fight Against Methamphetamine (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings) 

Facing the Methamphetamine Problem in America (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)

Ice in the Ozarks: The Methamphetamine Epidemic in Arkansas (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings) 

The Poisoning of Paradise: Crystal Methamphetamine in Hawaii (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)  

Stopping the Methamphetamine Epidemic: Lessons from Oregon's Experience (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)  

Northern Ice: Stopping Methamphetamine Precursor Chemical Smuggling Across the U.S.-Canada Border (House Committee on Government Reform Hearings)  

Other Resources

National Clandestine Laboratory Register -- Nevada (US Drug Enforcement Agency website)

Guidelines for Law Enforcement for the Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Laboratories - 2005 Edition (US Drug Enforcement Agency website)

Online Information About Methamphetamine: 1390 Articles (US Drug Enforcement Agency website)

Tips for Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

Methamphetamine Update (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

Methamphetamine Jeopardizes Children's Welfare (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

Methamphetamine Abuse Rises (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

The DASIS Report: Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas, 2004 (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

The DASIS Report: Trends in Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Admissions to Treatment, 1993-2003 (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

Methamphetamine: The Child Welfare Impact And Response (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

The DASIS Report: Smoked Methamphetamine / Amphetamines, 1992-2002 (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

The NSDUH Report: Methamphetamine Use, Abuse, and Dependence: 2002, 2003, and 2004 (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

The DASIS Report: Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions, 1992-2002 (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website)

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