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veggie

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1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy
#7425524 - 09/18/07 08:12 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy September 18, 2007 - Associated Press
Nearly a quarter of teens say it would be "very easy" or "somewhat easy" to gain access to methamphetamine, a survey released Tuesday shows.
One in three teens also believes there is only a "slight risk" or "no risk" in trying meth once or twice, according to the study by The Meth Project, a nonprofit anti-drug group that produces gritty ads to show the perils of meth abuse.
And about one in four teens said there are benefits to using meth. Twenty-four percent of teens agreed with the statement that meth "makes you feel euphoric or very happy," while 22 percent said meth "helps you lose weight" and 22 percent said it "helps you deal with boredom."
Lawmakers and government officials said the survey highlights the need for an aggressive public education campaign to inform kids about the dangers of the highly addictive stimulant.
"For kids, meth is death," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "And if we really want to do something about improving the survival of our adolescents and help them become healthy adults, we've got to tackle this problem head on."
Gerberding praised The Meth Project's two-year anti-meth ad campaign in Montana, which is credited for helping reduce meth use in the state by 45 percent since 2005. The ads use graphic images to portray the drug's ravages on young people.
By contrast, meth use among teens nationally remained unchanged over the same period, according to the annual drug use survey released last month by the Health and Human Services Department.
Getting to kids at an early stage is crucial, Gerberding said. Of the teens who have tried meth, 77 percent reported they used the drug when they were 15 or younger, the survey showed.
On the positive side, a majority of teens -- 76 percent -- voiced "strong" disapproval with trying meth once or twice, about the same level as those who disapproved of trying cocaine or heroin.
"What this survey shows us is that we have more work to do," said White House drug czar John Walters said. "These attitudes are troubling. We still have too many kids who say they can get their hands on this poison."
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy began a meth prevention ad campaign earlier this month. The print and broadcast ads -- including four produced by The Meth Project -- will appear in eight states where meth use remains high: Alaska, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon and Washington.
Walters said prevention efforts appear to be having an impact. He pointed to a report last December from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that showed meth use among teens declined 50 percent from 2001 to 2005.
The survey for The Meth Project was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media and questioned 2,602 junior and senior high school students ages 12-17 at 43 schools across the country.
On the Net: The Meth Project: http://www.methproject.com
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: veggie]
#7425638 - 09/18/07 08:38 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't even like meth.. mainly because the next 3-5 days after a single use is like existing in hell... utter depression, if you may...
That picture of fire meth and that pipe makes me wanna do it though! If that bag, and that pipe were infront of me... id fuckin do it.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: alphabits]
#7425810 - 09/18/07 09:13 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's true, you can smoke meth more a couple times with out addiction. This statistic is pretty disgusting though. Lets stop worrying about pot and start worrying about drugs that are conducive of people selling them selves on the street and robbing others.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: skuddo]
#7425848 - 09/18/07 09:20 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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FUCK METH!
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: Boomers420]
#7425896 - 09/18/07 09:33 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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ok.. BS on this story. i really doubt even one in twenty teens has an easy time acquiring meth if they wanted it.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: Helixx]
#7425912 - 09/18/07 09:37 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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helix, depends on where you live.
Here in georgia, a county neighboring mine (douglas county) was the film-location for a national documentary on meth.
Teens in highschool around here definitely do know where to get it, and they like it.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: alphabits]
#7426223 - 09/18/07 10:37 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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alphabits said: helix, depends on where you live.
In my area you can find meth alot easier than cannabis right now. It sucks because meth is fucking disgusting and turns people into shit sometimes.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: Boutang]
#7426623 - 09/19/07 12:47 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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i live in rural Oklahoma and it's pretty rampant. yee-haw. i've never done it. i've only done it's retarded half-cousin adderall...and i've done a lot of that shit. now-a-days, if i do a stimulant, i just do a line or two of blow. it wears of much sooner (to my general likeness) and feels a little cleaner then adderall...and doesn't give me near as bad anxiety.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: veggie]
#7426970 - 09/19/07 05:44 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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1 in 4 Teens Full of Crap
It's hard to take an article too factually when they are quoting John Walters and the ONDCP. Anyone remember when John Walters said that marijuana today is closer to cocaine in its danger?
Kids lie often on those surveys I imagine. Or perhaps they are assuming it is easy to find. I know the ease of access varies wildly from region to region but even in methamphetamine saturated portions of the US 25% of those students being able to go score dope that same day seems ridiculous.
I know that here methamphetamine isn't nearly as available as it was just a few years ago. They largely succeeded in shutting the labs here down. Not like that was hard though, between the pseudoephedrine controls and the fact that they were all run by the same group of friends made it short work. Once one got busted and people started talking they were able to knock them over like dominoes.
What is still available is so filthy or such a hideous MSM abomination that you can scarcely call it meth. That's a result of folks trying to produce it still using outdated techniques and what makes it into the state from Mexico.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: MrKite1]
#7427083 - 09/19/07 06:50 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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> Kids lie often on those surveys I imagine.
Or the surveys are intentionally misleading. For example, imagine a survey question:
"Do you know anybody that has used methamphetamines?"
The above question could be used to claim that "1 in x students have easy access the meth" with the thinking that "if you know somebody that has used meth, then you have easy access to meth".
Trusting the ONDCP to tell the truth about drug usage is like trusting a pedophile to babysit your children.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: Seuss]
#7427180 - 09/19/07 07:56 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yes, that too is a very valid point and sounds more realisitic.
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: veggie]
#7427429 - 09/19/07 09:59 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ha I've never hung out with anyone ever that was on meth or had meth
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: MrKite1]
#7427709 - 09/19/07 11:43 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Never heard of it here in the North East US..Good thing otherwise id have another reason to blow my money
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Re: 1 in 4 teens say access to meth easy [Re: John0809]
#7428156 - 09/19/07 01:22 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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woah. ive never heard of anyone with acess to meth, and i know alot of druggies/raver types. guess it hast hit the uk yet?
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