Community Meth Symposium

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Project Overview Project Overview Community Meth Symposium Clear Fork Meth Project Clear Fork Watershed Council November 16, 2010

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Presentation given by Derek Douglas at "Community Meth Symposium", Jellico, TN, November 2010.

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Project OverviewProject Overview

Community Meth Symposium

Clear Fork Meth Project

Clear Fork Watershed Council

November 16, 2010

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Project GoalsProject Goals

Week long series of community education events about Methamphetamine dangers

Local media campaign aimed at potential users.

Work with others on meth related developments across water basin.

Start TN and KY State Projects in conjunction with the Montana Meth Project.

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AdvisoryAdvisory

Increases in metal theft/robbery. Developmental Neurotoxicity induced by

Meth—threats to water supply. Meth Abuse Requires Special Meth

Treatment . Methamphetamine addicts often have

many serious physical and psychological problems that can be dangerous to themselves or others in the community if not properly cared for.

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AdvisoryAdvisory

Tennessee now accounts for 75 percent of the meth lab seizures in the entire southeastern United States

Methamphetamine is a dramatically increasing threat in Kentucky, particularly in the rural areas of the state where local production of the drug is rampant

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Team/Resources/AssetsTeam/Resources/Assets

City of Jellico—Police DepartmentClear Fork Watershed CouncilTechnical & Scientific Advisory Cncl.Jellico Community HospitalReclaiming Futures Treatment

Program—Whitley County, KYCelebrate Recovery/ A.A.

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ProceduresProcedures

Presentation by Joe Hopson

Jellico City PolicePresentation by Johnathon

Blankenship CFWC VolunteerCommunity DiscussionNext Steps

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Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force

1 877 TNN-Meth

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ScheduleSchedule

Clear Fork Meth Project Milestones

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Contact for detailed schedule

Derek Douglas—Clear Fork Watershed Council

423-784-4851 or [email protected]

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Sep Oct Nov Dec

PHASE 1PHASE 1

Phase 2Phase 2

PHASE 3PHASE 3