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Homemade Drugs: Methamphetamine Menace Fastest Rising Drug Threat
Los Angeles, CA, press release -- As families, law enforcement, and governments worldwide
continue their battle to thwart the menace of drug abuse, their efforts are being curtailed by
the fastest rising threat to date--homemade methamphetamine.
(www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov)

According to a report in Issue #37 of The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the
trafficking of methamphetamine and its abuse has been spreading eastward over the past decade.
The number of meth labs seized increased 25% between 2001 and 2004. The report also points out
in detail, state-by-state, the use of the drug from 12-year-olds on up to adults.

This class of drugs are easily manufactured with readily accessible over-the-counter
medications and substances. For a few dollars these chemicals can be procured and created in
homes, offices, schools--anywhere one can secret them.

Not only are they easy to produce, but the procedures for manufacture can be found in any of
numerous venues, primarily websites that detail their deadly production.

Almost every day the safety of citizens is compromised by these illegal laboratories as they
often explode, injuring and killing not only the manufacturers but innocent civilians unaware
of their existence. Rescue squads and hospitals not only have to deal with treating the harmful
and deadly effects of these chemicals on the users but also the devastating effects of
explosions and fires and deadly fumes. (www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf)

Add to this the byproduct of toxic chemical wastes and it is obvious that growing meth use and
production is not only a hazard to the users but also to the manufacturers, or 'cooks,' as they
are called. In addition, law enforcement, rescue, and hazardous waste responder personnel are
at risk when seizing these labs.

These drugs, sold cheaply in alarming quantities, offer the user a powerful and equally
addictive high. The downside is an unprecedented addiction ratio compared to other similar
substances. In a recent story, reporter Keith Elkins focuses on the ease these substances are
acquired and their horrid after-effects. (http://keyetv.com/local/local_story_285214922.html)

The U.S. (as well as other countries), families, and communities that are suffering under the
yoke of these chemicals are valiantly trying to confront and handle the growing terror.

According to data presented to Congress, the DEA has been making remarkable headway in this
battle. (www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/cngrtest/ct040606.html)

On April 6, 2006, the Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Honorable Karen P.
Tandy, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies.
According to Ms. Tandy, the DEA has done remarkably well in battling the menace of
methamphetamine on several fronts. They spent $176 million in fiscal year 2005 to battle meth
and $18.8 million to administer 8,897 clandestine laboratory cleanups.

We must also note the DEA's international alliances and efforts. Canada, Hong Kong, and Mexico
are working with the DEA to handle shipments of chemicals that could be used to manufacture
methamphetamines. Additionally in 2005, according to Tandy's data, 105 Mexican officials were
trained to handle chemical control and clandestine laboratories. Targeting netted a bust in
March 2006 of 200 pounds of methamphetamine. (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/press/dudsfp04pr.htm)

On October 11, 2006, the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics put out a release
entitled "Methamphetamine Use Increasing Among State And Federal Prisoners". Startling data was
gathered that states that since 1997 'prior' meth use among state and federal prisoners has
increased. The Bureau states that the 7 percent increase of offenders using the drug one month
prior to their arrest jumped to 11 percent in 2004. Meth use during an offense rose from 4
percent to 6 percent during the same period. The data was collected via the BJS "Survey of
Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities," done periodically since the 1970's, and
in 2004 involved the use of confidential personal interviews with a national representation of
approximately 14,500 state and 3,700 federal prisoners.

The study also states that of women inmates, 17 percent of state and 15 percent of federal
inmates had a higher likelihood of having used meth in the month prior to their offense.

Drug rehab programs are busting at the seams with victims who have fallen prey to
methamphetamines. The Narconon® drug rehabilitation and education programs are at the forefront
of this battle. Using drug rehabilitation methods based on the revolutionary discoveries of
humanitarian and author L. Ron Hubbard, Narconon and its global staff stand
shoulder-to-shoulder with governments, parents, and law enforcement to bring about a worldwide
change to rid humanity of the devastating effects of substance abuse. The drug-free Narconon
approach is heralded throughout the world for its humane and effective delivery. Founded in
1966 by Mr. William Benitez, who himself battled drug abuse, Narconon staff work tirelessly to
bring humanity out of the trap of alcohol and other drug abuse.

The Narconon Drug Prevention, Education and Rehabilitation Programs
Narconon is a non-profit public benefit organization dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and
drug addiction through drug prevention, education and rehabilitation.
The Narconon network consists of over 100 drug rehab and drug prevention and education centers
around the world.  Our rehab centers and programs produce graduates, the majority of whom have
demonstrated they can live stable, ethical, productive, drug-free lives. The Narconon drug
prevention and education centers educate hundreds of thousands of people each year with live
presentations and bring the truth to many more through video presentations and written
materials, thus reducing and eliminating drug addiction and abuse.

© 2006 Narconon International. All Rights Reserved. Narconon and the Narconon logo are
trademarks and service marks owned by the Association for Better Living and Education
International and are used with its permission.

Though scumbags can scam people by making up and registering
a domain name that only *looks* like it belongs to a reputable
organization, this site really is owned and operated by Google.
The domain information for googlepages.com comes from google's
name servers, and search.aids.googlepages.com is an alias for
googlepages.l.google.com.

That is patently false.  The existence of a machine precludes its own
embetterment with its user as its instructed.  We all just have to find out
about its cloak states for para-kinetic exposition now.  Silly stars.....
Where's the genome?

Patrick Ashley Meuser"-Bianca"
Cyberneticist