Noting the widespread use and manufacturing of meth-amphetamines in Indian Country today, is at epidemic proportions. This Course is designed to assist law enforcement, tribal officials and social services with the identifying use of meth-amphetamines
Course Content
- What are methamphetamine?
- Description of drug;
- History of drug;
- How widespread is the problem?
- Approaches to intervention;
- Reservation community activism.
- Identifying users.
- Identification of methamphetamine use;
- Active ingredients;
- Precursor chemicals;
- Equipment required to develop labs;
- Community health issues.
- Identifying clandestine laboratories
- Ingredients & equipment use;
- Where to purchase;
- Locations of labs;
- Evidence of labs;
- Lab sizes;
- HAZMAT handling training.
- Tribal Leaders and Official Responses to Crisis.
- Community responses;
- Use in Indian Country;
- Tribal leaders, health official responses;
- Law enforcement;
- Current emerging trends;
- Price & Purity of Methamphetamines.
- Intervention
- Neurological hazards;
- Addiction;
- Other Methamphetamine information;
- Cycle of addiction;
- Interventions;
