ABSTRACT
Chapter 4 discusses the application of quantum chemical calculations to the study of methamphetamines. Indeed, methamphetamine (meth) use is a serious concern in the judiciary system. Many states and the federal government have begun to enact legislation to combat the use and production of methamphetamine in the United States. Many states have instituted programs to reduce the rural methamphetamine problem. Harm reduction as a public health alternative to the criminal model of drug use, reliance, and habit is viewed as a viable advance in forensic science in 2011. e Addiction Institute of New York and
Introduction 17 Methamphetamine Abuse and Treatment in Rural America 18
What Is Methamphetamine? 18 How Is Methamphetamine Related to Amphetamine? 18 What Is Amphetamine? 19 How Widespread Is Methamphetamine Abuse? 19 Why Is Methamphetamine Such a Problem in Rural Areas? 20 What Are States Doing to Help Combat the Rural Methamphetamine Problem? 21
Meth Watch 21 Meth Watch outside Kansas 22
Short-Term and Long-Term E’ects of Methamphetamine Abuse 26 What Are the Short-Term E’ects of Methamphetamine Abuse? 27 What Are the Long-Term E’ects of Methamphetamine Abuse? 27
e Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 28 Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 28 Assessment of Impact of Drug Courts in Methamphetamine Cases 28 Harm Reduction Is a Public Health Alternative to the Criminal Model of Meth Drug Use, Reliance, and Habit: e Addiction Institute of New York 29
How Does the Evaluation Service of the Addiction Institute of New York Aid Clients? 29
Resiliency, Hope, and Integrity (RHI) Philosophy and Reality House Philosophy Aid Methamphetamine Clients 30 Conclusions 30 References 31
Reality House, Inc., of New York are two agencies who are implementing forms of harm reduction as a public health alternative to aid methamphetamine clients.
