Meth Action Project (MAP)

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Rep. Pearce meets with students to discuss the consequences of using methTo defeat drugs and Meth on our streets we must attack it at its source. That is why I have made great efforts to prevent and combat Methamphetamines in the second district of New Mexico. Meth can be linked to organized crime, smuggling, theft, violent behavior and domestic abuse. It is imperative that we as citizens come together and fight this threat as a community.

All over southern New Mexico, Meth is destroying the lives of our friends, tearing apart families, and placing an every growing burden on our society. We must confront this great threatening evil in our midst.

I have taken great personal interest in combating Meth, because of the clear and present danger facing our children and our neighborhoods. In August 2006, I have hosted dozens and dozerns of Townhall meetings across the 2nd Congressional District of New Mexico. These events engaged city officials, law enforcement, medical professionals and community leaders to discuss how we can confront the problems we face. Because Meth is so dangerous and pervasive, I believe it is critical that we make sure this message gets directly to the youth of New Mexico.

I have visited dozens of schools across Southern New Mexico to highlight the dangers of Meth. Everyday we delay combating Meth we lose friends and family members to this evil and extremely addictive drug. Thought-out these events my staff and I collected information and gathered constituent input. The result was legislation that we introduced in Washington, DC and shared with Governor Richardson and the New Mexico State legislature.

We must get control of the streets or they will surely control us. For more information on how you can help, please contact my office.

Related articles and releases:

August 13, 2007
Pearce Announces Grant Awards To Combat Meth

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Legislation:

Sponsored Methamphetamine Rehabilitation and Treatments Best Practices Act | See Legislation | See Floor Statement
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a survey of research available on methamphetamine addiction and treatment.

Sponsored CLEAN TOWN Act | See Legislation
Communities Leading Everyone Away from Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification Act
To establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish criminal drug dealer registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a national criminal drug dealer registry and notification program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored HR 4954: Safe Port Act (2006) | See Legislation
(Sec. 707) Requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner to: (1) establish performance indicators relating to the seizure of methamphetamine and precursor chemicals; (2) study the movement of such drugs into the United States; and (3) submit to Congress a comprehensive summary of such study and describe how the U.S. Customs and Border Protection used such study to target shipments presenting a high risk for drug smuggling or circumvention of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005.

Cosponsored HR 246: Methamphetamine and Identity Theft Act | See Legislation
To conduct a study evaluating whether there are correlations between the commission of methamphetamine crimes and identity theft crimes.

Cosponsored HR 955: Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) ACT | See Legislation
To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored HR 1028: Rural Policing Institute | See Legislation
(2) develop expert training programs designed to address the needs of rural law enforcement agencies regarding combating methamphetamine addiction and distribution, domestic violence, law enforcement response related to school shootings, and other topics identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1);

Cosponsored HR 2425: Stop Marketing Illegal Drugs to Minors Act | See Legislation
`Sec 2, (c) If the controlled substance that is involved in an offense under this section is methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers or a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers, unless a greater term of imprisonment is imposed under another provision of this Act, the offender shall-- [ see legislation for penalties]

Cosponsored HR 3143: Meth Kingpin Elimination Act | See Legislation
To eliminate methamphetamine kingpins

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Appropriations and grants:

$975,000: New Mexico Rural Methamphetamine Enforcement Initiative

$150,000: Eddy County Regional Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center

$50,000: Luna County renovation of Sunshine School to house a drug treatment program

$100,000: Carlsbad Community Anti-Drug Gang Coalition

$100,000: Lea County Anti-Drug Coalition

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Signs of Methamphetamine Abuse

Signs of Methamphetamine Abuse:

  1. Increased Wakefulness
  2. Increased Physical Activity
  3. Decreased Appetite
  4. Irritability
  5. Anxiety
  6. Insomnia
  7. Confusion
  8. Tremor or Convulsions
  9. Cardiovascular collapse
  10. Paranoia
  11. Aggressiveness
  12. Extreme Anorexia
  13. Memory Loss
  14. Visual and auditory hallucinations
  15. Delusions
  16. Severe Dental Problems
  17. Increased Respiration
  18. Rapid heart rate
  19. Irregular heartbeat
  20. Increased blood pressure
  21. Hyperthermia

Source:
National Institute of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/methamphetamine.html

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National Meth Resource Websites

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