New Anti-Meth Campaign for American Indians/Alaska Natives

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The Office of National Drug Control Policy and partners have launched the first ever anti-meth public service campaign targeted toward American Indian and Native Alaskan populations.

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this campaign was started in Montana in 2005, when the state was ranked fifth in the country for meth abuse. Meth use among adults dropped 72 percent and use among teens dropped 45 percent within two years of the program's start. The project has also been implemented in Arizona, Idaho and Illinois.
This saturation campaign will provide opportunities to talk to youth," It calls upon parents, community leaders and local governments to reduce the plague upon the state.
its good that alsaka has also joined hands in eradicating the menave of meth

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