Added: Nov 18, 2008
From: rosaryfilms
Duration: 60:34
"Melting The Ice - Fighting Methamphetamine". Sponsors: This program is made possible through a partnership with the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) Program at St. Petersburg College and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA. Target Audience Statement: Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, school drug counselors, high school athletic officials, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other community partners who may be interested. This program is also suitable for Public Access television distribution. Program Summary And Objectives: It's an epidemic... spreading across the country from west to east. If it isn't in your community yet, it will be. Methamphetamine kills people every day and knows no boundaries. Coalitions and concerned citizens everywhere can play a part in slowing down this plague. During this hour-long broadcast, we'll hear from law enforcement about the realities of fighting a drug that is "homegrown"--made using over-the-counter cold medicines and household chemicals. The drug is dangerous and so are those who make it. If you come across a lab by accident, the results could be catastrophic. Find out the signs of meth use and meth production so you can help take back your community from this ravaging drug epidemic. We'll see how community involvement can make a difference. One grassroots program that began in America's heartland is now a model for the rest of the country. A frontier city of 50,000 people is addressing all facets of the meth problem, from helping drug endangered children to increasing treatment capacity. We'll also discuss how the Montana Meth Project is utilizing alarming ads and the internet, all aimed at keeping teens from trying meth... even once. Also, hear from a recovering meth addict about her struggle and ultimate triumph over one of the most addicting drugs ever. Together, we can help melt the ice! Learning Objectives: Learn about the scope of the national; methamphetamine problem; Find out why meth is so dangerous to the users, community members, and law enforcement. See what community groups are doing to fight the problem. Hear "straight talk" from a former methamphetamine addict. Panelists: Hosted By: Mary Elizabeth Larson, Vice President, Communications and Membership, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). Content Providers: Sgt. Jim Wingo, Missouri Highway Patrol - Jim Wingo is presently a Narcotics Investigator with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and has been assigned to the division of drug and crime control since 1989. Wingo has served in law enforcement since 1978, with the last 22 years in the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He has worked in Narcotics since 1989, with emphasis on Clandestine Labs. He began his Clan Lab Enforcement training in 1996, and from 2000-2004, was Clan Lab Training Coordinator for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cristi Cain, State Coordinator for the Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project - Cain has worked in communities across Kansas implementing strategies that have proven successful in addressing the meth problem. She has presented and provided trainings at local, state, and national levels and has provided testimony at a Congressional hearing. In March of 2006, Cain received an Office of National Drug Control Policy Director's Award for Distinguished Service for her dedication and leadership in combating methamphetamine. Cristi received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kansas State University. She has received specialized training in methamphetamine addiction, drug endangered children's issues, and has received clandestine laboratory certification. Tom Pagel, Chief of Police, Casper, WY - Tom Pagel is a lead player in his city's efforts to reduce meth use and meth-related problems. Prior to his tenure as the Chief of Police, Pagel served as the director of the state's Division of Criminal Investigation for 12 years. During Pagel's tenure as director, the DCI team developed the Wyoming Methamphetamine Initiative, and ensured the passage of HB-59, the controlled substance bill. Pagel started with DCI in 1979. He was the 1989 recipient of the Wyoming Peace Officer of the Year Award and the 1999 recipient of the Western Governors' Association George S. Mickelson Memorial Fellowship. He is the past president of the national alliance of State Drug Enforcement Agencies and the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. He has also served as the chairman of the Governor's Substance Abuse and Violent Crime Advisory Board and the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies. Vicki Sickels, Former Meth Addict, Chemical Dependency Counselor - Vicki Sickels became addicted to methamphetamine in 1988 and finally gained lasting recovery a decade later after receiving long-term residential treatment. She then became certified as a substance abuse counselor and obtained her Master Social Worker License from the University of Iowa. She is currently employed as the chemical dependency counselor for a methamphetamine research program at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines and does prevention work for the AIDS Project of Central Iowa. Public domain video.
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Rating: 4.48 (167 ratings) Views: 136537' favoriteCount='335 Comments: 25
iHeadache Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - keep fighting, stay strong. good luck
MZK83 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - CAUTUTTTTT!!!
blijytoo Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - so how does it get on the streets in the first place come on wake up how do these big buisnesses keep going by selling nicka elastic in there shops or drugs to the poor you got it dont trust people trust jesus.
Zangloose Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - wow, meth makes cocain look like a safe drug
KuernoDeChivo520 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - this shit is the bomb.. im tweeking on ICE .I've been up for days!!!!
Nalrunus Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Yeah, I've been clean off meth a little over a year now, and the addiction is not an illness and cannot be compared to HIV, cancer, or any other virus you noob. Suck it up, be a man, not a little bitch.
alonsowln Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - yeah i did some crystal meth lined it up and snorted it::.. ive done it like 8 times stilll not even addicted yo.......
babyhef Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - keep it up planchas! God bless you & family. I look up this site because i try to help my younger brother stay off just like you. He's doing fine. I did urine test on him every 2 week with his permission. All of us in the family can access into his phone, mail, test report because he want us to. Man, I could not believe people can call up 20 times midnight just to push meth to him whle i take his phone. Crazy!
dfelts2323 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I couldn't get addicted to this shit if i tried. I remember when I was around 20 or so I bought an 8ball for like 300.00. It got to the point where I didn't even want to smell the stuff. After about two days of bein up you want to go to sleep sooo bad and can't. It was miserable. Cocaine over meth any day. Can't believe this is the most addictive drug.
PickyInnDaHouse Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I don't get why you got -6, you're right
anabolicErik Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - planchas is a retard. Meth is not a disease and neither is addiction. You dont catch meth and you dont catch addiction out of thin air. You make stupid choices over and over and yes I have done meth. Its great fun. Until you stay up for days not eating and being oddly paranoid for no reason. Plus the come down is the worst feeling in the world that is why people are addicted because the dont want to come down and detox for days.
own2424 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Visited that part of Missouri for one month (I'm from NJ) and every other person I saw was high on meth. Horrible, the way it effects the crime rate and safety of the innocent.
jeremyk4 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Methamphetamine is a crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. When the powder flakes off the rock, the shards look like glass, which is another nickname for meth. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the purity.
ademlc1969 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - up until 3or 4 months ago i used amphetamine or base since 1995 and i can tell you now although i aint tried meth and im not going to thats for sure, after seeing this video and meth front line,they are two totally different drugs.the street speed these days so im told is about 3% pure if ya lucky,this shit is like a 1000% compared to normal speed.i managed to give up speed quite easy but doubt if i would with meth.
alkafx Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - choose life, not meth
voyagerrocket Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - choose weed not meth lol
BpRaver Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - for the meth addicts try to stop using it for weeks or months and find something that ure intrested in to do. few weeks later u dont really need to depend on meth to do things..i been addicted to meth almost 2 years now im juz fine..however i still smoke this shit for sure..lol
knights4everman Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - yes
voyagerrocket Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - haha you smoking right now too?
Delta9son Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I bought some coffee filters and i got pulled over and i got arrested for having 400 coffee filters.....
maciejwrotek Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - is weed depressant, stimulant or halluciogen ?
lololDL Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - it's a very weak hallucinogen.
maciejwrotek Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - what are the hallucinations for example ?
DJsp0ck Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Marijuana(weed) is a depressant
fulltimespy Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Hard drugs are NOT good, don't use them kids !