Addressing methamphetamine abuse / Nathan B. Talcote, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talcote, Nathan B.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Methamphetamine abuse--United States.

Methamphetamine abuse.

Methamphetamine--United States.

Methamphetamine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The meth epidemic has touched every State in the country, draining resources, causing serious environmental damage and destroying lives. SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network DAWN], showed that in the early to mid-1990's, methamphetamine use was on the rise. The treatment episode data confirmed this: treatment admissions for meth use grew through the 1990's, increasing fivefold between 1992 and 2002. The most recent treatment episode data show that 15 States have higher rates of admission for amphetamine use, largely meth, than for heroin or cocaine. In just those 15 States, there were over 102,000 admissions for amphetamine treatment, versus 73,000 combined admissions for heroin and cocaine. Nationwide, there were more than 151,000 admissions for amphetamine treatment. To say that meth is highly addictive is an understatement, and it presents unique clinical challenges for treatment. Meth produces a short, intense rush, followed by a long-lasting sense of euphoria. Addiction to meth is caused by the way the drug alters the brain and leaves the users to compulsively seek more meth. Chronic use of the drug also leads to increased tolerance, prompting the user to take higher or more frequent doses of the drug to get the same effect. Moreover, meth users may also develop severe psychotic and paranoid behavior. Meth users who do seek treatment often relapse and continue chronic meth use. There are currently no medications that demonstrate effectiveness in treating meth addiction. But intense behavioral interventions have proven effective. The largest controlled study of meth treatment conducted by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment demonstrated positive post-treatment outcomes for 60 percent of the treatment sample, which reported no meth use and which had urine samples that tested negative for meth. Nonetheless, traditional treatment programs for alcohol and marijuana are inadequate for dealing with the unique clinical challenge

Contents:

Intro

ADDRESSING METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE

CONTENTS

PREFACE

HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 28, 2006

METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT: AVAILABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO TREAT VICTIMS OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC

STATEMENTS OF BERTHA MADRAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF DEMAND REDUCTION, OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

NORA D. VOLKOW, M.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

AND CHARLES G. CURIE, M.A., A.C.S.W., ADMINISTRATOR, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ACCOMPANIED BY H. WESTLEY CLARK, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, DIRECTOR, CENTER F

STATEMENT OF BERTHA MADRAS

STATEMENT OF NORA D. VOLKOW, M.D.

STATEMENT OF CHARLES G. CURIE

STATEMENTS OF RUSSELL CRONKHITE, RECOVERED METH ADDICT

DARREN AND AARONETTE NOBLE, RECOVERED METH ADDICTS, ACCOMPANIED BY JOSEPH BINKLEY

RICHARD A. RAWSON, PH.D, ASSOCIATED DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS, UCLA

LEAH C. HEASTON, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, SAP, NOBLE COUNTY DIRECTOR, OTIS R. BOWEN, CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC.

MICHAEL B. HARLE, MHS, GAUDENZIA, INC.

AND PAT FLEMING, DIRECTOR, SALT LAKE COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

STATEMENT OF RUSSELL CRONKHITE

STATEMENT OF DARREN NOBLE

STATEMENT OF AARONETTE NOBLE

STATEMENT OF JOSEPH BINKLEY

STATEMENT OF RICHARD A. RAWSON, PH.D

STATEMENT OF LEAH C. HEASTON

STATEMENT OF MICHAEL B. HARLE

STATEMENT OF PAT FLEMING

INDEX

Blank Page.

Notes:

"Hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Sesssion, June 28, 2006"--P. 1.

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-61728-124-7

OCLC:

923662782