Experts estimate that in every elementary school classroom in the U.S., at least 3 children are living with someone who has a substance abuse problem. Many of those children will go on to become substance abusers just like their parents. (picture) Toddy Svoboda and Zoey Montgomery, both 11 years old, lived with parents who were …..Read More
How is meth affecting the American small town? Nick Reding, author of Methland, takes a look at the meth addiction and meth manufacturing problem that is affecting small towns. For his book, he spent four years studying Olewein, Iowa, a rural community, populated by just over 6,000 residents who are struggling to combat low-paying jobs, …..Read More
July 1, 2009: A new law that goes in to effect today will add Iowa to a growing list of states that are turning to technology to combat their meth lab problem. The new database will store information about the sale of pseudoephedrine products, as soon as someone makes a purchase. According to KCRG RV …..Read More
United States Attorney Matt M. Dummermuth announced the dismantling of a large-scale Sioux City meth manufacturing ring supplied by pseudoephedrine “smurfing.” Twenty-three defendants have been convicted and, as of this morning, 16 of them have been sentenced to terms ranging from over 23 years to 2½ years in federal prison. Seven defendants remain to be …..Read More
With billions of dollars destined to bail out America’s corporations and banks, it was nice to hear that some politicians still remember the “little guys”, who need help too. Iowa, like so many other states, across America, is fighting a war against methamphetamine. Senator Harkin knows that the U.S. can’t afford to
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released $134,152 in federal funds to the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy for the Drug Endangered Children Program. The funding was included in the fiscal 2008 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill. Senator Chuck Grassley said that the funds will help children who …..Read More
“In 2003, federal, state and local authorities seized more than 1,100 Iowa labs, and the number of labs seized increases each year. These labs are discovered in houses, apartments, motel rooms, motor vehicles, and even an occasional combine. Since meth labs are an emerging problem, there is currently no official
Methamphetamine distribution by Mexican criminal groups is expanding to sustain markets previously supplied by local production, particularly in midwestern and eastern states: As methamphetamine production in small-scale laboratories has decreased nationally since 2004, Mexican criminal groups have expanded direct distribution of methamphetamine, even in many smaller communities. For example, in midwestern states such as Iowa, …..Read More
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