Our Native Methamphetamine Crisis: An Integrated Care Solution
Our Native Methamphetamine Crisis ATNI Winter Conference
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1 The American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Our Native Methamphetamine Crisis ATNI Winter Conference Dale Walker, MD Patricia Silk Walker, PhD Michelle Singer Methamphetamine Conference Portland, Oregon. February 13, 2007
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The American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Our Native Methamphetamine Crisis
ATNI Winter Conference
Dale Walker, MD Patricia Silk Walker, PhD Michelle Singer
Methamphetamine Conference Portland, Oregon. February 13, 2007
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One Sky Center
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Jack Brown Adolescent Treatment Center
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
United American Indian Involvement
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Na'nizhoozhi Center
Tribal Colleges and Universities
One Sky Center
National Indian Youth Leadership Project
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research
Red Road
Prairielands ATTC
Harvard Native Health Program
One Sky Center Partners
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One Sky Center Outreach
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Methamphetamine: Epidemiology
Past Month Illicit Drug Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Race/Ethnicity: 2002
Methamphetamine: Epidemiology
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Meth admissions by state
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Oregon Methamphetamine Admissions
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OHSU Substance Abuse Clinic Enrollees
1998-2000
2002-2004
N= 108 percent N= 172 percent
Alcohol 25 23% 22 13%
Marijuana mixed 8 7% 5 3%
Marijuana only 23 21% 38 22%
Methadone/heroin 30 28% 47 27%
Methamphetamine 34 31% 84 49%
Narcotics 5 4% 6 3%
Benzodiazepines 2 2% 6 3%
Hallucinogens 3 3% 1 1%
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National Methamphetamine Initiative Survey
Mark Evans Tactical Intelligence Supervisor New Mexico Investigative Support Center 4-12-2006
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IHS-Wide Outpatient Encounters for Amphetamine Related Visit by Calendar
Year
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Why is Methamphetamine
so Devastating?
• Cheap, readily available• Stimulates, gives intense pleasure• Damages the user’s brain• Paranoid, delusional thoughts• Depression when stop using• Craving overwhelmingly powerful• Brain healing takes up to 2 years• We are not familiar with treating it
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Methamphetamine, Why Now?
• The Internet• Diffused local production, less reliance on imports• Multi-drug use – no one uses only crystal• National outbreak• Varied sub-populations• More smoking• Strong association with HIV, hepatitis C• Community level responses to AIDS deaths, 9/11,
war• National discussion
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Target all Forms of Drug Use
. . .and be Culturally Sensitive
Prevention Programs Should . . . .
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Treatment Outcomes
Myth
Clients addicted to Methamphetamine
have poorer treatment outcomes
Reality Data show that methamphetamine treatment
outcomes are not very different than those for other addictive drugs
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