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News -02-02-06 Former Child Star Reveals Addiction (ABC News) "As Stephanie Tanner on the 1990s hit sitcom 'Full House,' child actress Jodie Sweetin portrayed a young, innocent girl who lived in a happy, healthy supportive home." "But two years ago, she found herself dangerously addicted to one of the most debilitating drugs, methamphetamine. She said she was unemployed and bored and began simply by experimenting. Soon, she was using meth everyday." 02-06 -07-16-05 Faces of Meth Addiction (CBS News) "While booking suspects into the county jail, King spotted a grisly trend in how mug shots of many repeatedly arrested meth users changed over time." 7-05 -07-16-05 Meth Takes a Toll (CBS News) "Around the country, law-enforcement officials say methamphetamine use has become an epidemic. Federal officials estimate there are 1.5 million regular meth users in the United States today. As of 2003, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 12.3 million Americans had tried methamphetamine at least once ? up nearly 40 percent over 2000 and 156 percent over 1996." 7-05 -07-17-05 Cold Drug Limits to Prevent Meth Manufacturing (CBS News) "An association representing more than 36,000 pharmacies is issuing guidelines for possible federal legislation to restrict sales of cold medications containing a substance often used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine — or 'speed.' " "Pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in a number of over-the-counter drugs like Sudafed, Nyquil and Sinutab, can be extracted by boiling down the cold medicines, toxic chemicals are then used to turn the substance into highly concentrated meth. " 7-05 -07-17-05 Meth Arrests on the Rise (CBS News) "Methamphetamine use is filling up jails across the country." "A survey of more than 500 counties found 87 percent have seen an increase in meth-related arrests in the past three years." "In addition to burglaries and robberies, the survey by the National Association of Counties finds an increase in domestic violence and identity theft." 7-05 -07-30-05 Oregon Passses Anti-Meth Bill (MSNBC News) "A bill passed by lawmakers Saturday would make Oregon the first state to require a doctor’s prescription for cold medicines containing an ingredient that can be used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine." 7-05 Papers Generation of Meth Babies (CBS News) "Deep in America's heartland, hidden among the river towns and rolling farmland, lies a heartbreaking epidemic, CBS News Correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports." "There is a generation of children being born to Methamphetamine-addicted mothers." 7-05 Methamphetamine Factsheet (Indiana Prevention Resource Center) Provides basic facts. 1-04

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