Meth Addicts: Endangering Children

It is no secret that persons addicted to alcohol or other drugs cannot even take care of themselves, let alone someone else and especially not a child. 

Information provided by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) indicates that methamphetamine users and manufacturers take irresponsibility and neglect to the level of endangerment.

Last year more than ten percent of meth lab-related incidents in the United States involved children, most of whom had been directly or indirectly exposed to the highly toxic chemicals used to manufacture the drug.  Though the number of children present when law enforcement arrived has dropped over the last couple of years, the total number of children affected has risen.

Drug Endangered Children (DEC) programs have been developed to coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, medical services, and child welfare workers to ensure that children found in these environments receive appropriate attention and care, and in 2003 more than $2 million was awarded for such programs in a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Methamphetamine Initiative.

As continued efforts to protect children from such hazardous and even deadly conditions, many states are attempting to or have passed new legislation regarding methamphetamine manufacturing and the involvement of children. 

Unfortunately, many elected and law enforcement officials and even treatment professionals believe that meth addiction is somewhat irreversible or impossible to overcome.  However, this is not entirely true.  In fact, Narconon Arrowhead has been successfully freeing individuals from the trap of addiction with effective rehabilitation and education (www.methamphetamineaddiction.com). 

The non-traditional approach to dealing with drug addiction is based on the research and developments made by the late American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.  It is a totally drug-free program, meaning it doesn't use or prescribe substitute medication to treat addiction, and achieves a success rate many times greater than the national average, allowing those that are fully rehabilitated to the become responsible once again, even with children.

As just one example, Bobby Newman was addicted to meth and began to manufacture it to support his habit just south of Oklahoma City.  Law enforcement and family finally intervened enough to impinge on him and he wound up at Narconon, long after he had all but abandon his son.  After completing the program several years ago, he is now very active in his son's life and he enjoys helping others return to a drug-free life as well.

For more information or to get help for a loved one in need, contact Narconon Arrowhead today at 1-800-468-6933 or log on to www.stopaddiction.com.

To find out more statistics and information regarding Drug Endangered Children programs, visit www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov.

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