2006 Press Release - $10 Million Awarded to Fight Methamphetamine in Rural America

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	Date:	September 29, 2006
	Media Contact:	SAMHSA Press
	Telephone:	240-276-2130



	$10 Million Awarded to Fight Methamphetamine in Rural America
	The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of seven grants, totaling nearly $10 million over three years, to provide treatment for methamphetamine abuse and other emerging drugs for adults residing in rural communities. These new grants, and 17 previously awarded through this program in 2004 and 2005, support substance abuse treatment in areas among the hardest hit by methamphetamine abuse over the past decade, enabling rural communities to provide more comprehensive, integrated care for adults using methamphetamines or other emerging drugs of abuse. While the number of past year users of methamphetamine aged 12 or older has significantly declined in the past year (0.7 percent in 2002 to 0.5 percent in 2005), the number of persons seeking treatment for methamphetamine abuse has increased dramatically according to SAMHSA surveys. Non-urban and rural areas, in particular, have difficulty meeting treatment needs. "Methamphetamine abuse has leveled off or declined recently, but its effects continue to be seen primarily in smaller communities and rural areas across the country,” said Assistant Surgeon General Eric Broderick, DDS, MPH, Acting Deputy Administrator of SAMHSA. “As with other illicit drug use, methamphetamine abuse can be treated. People can, and do, recover. These grants can help individuals abusing methamphetamines get the help they need where they need it.” The new targeted capacity grants awarded today are part of SAMHSA’s overall effort to help states and local communities identify and address through both treatment and prevention new and emerging trends in substance abuse. The seven awards are for up to $500,000 in the first year and are renewable for up to three years. The total funding for 2006 is $3.365 million. Continuation of these awards is subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by awardees. Grants were made to: California Yolo County, Woodland -- $500,000 in first year funding will support a county-wide program, designed to engage all providers of residential and outpatient alcohol and drug treatment services to meet the treatment needs of adult methamphetamine abusers. The program will use the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model that emphasizes aggressive case management and treatment services. Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts, Atlanta, -- $369,782 in the first year to better enable communities to provide a more comprehensive, integrated, treatment and recovery service-oriented response to the increasing problem of methamphetamine use by adults in underserved rural northwest Georgia. Illinois Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Springfield -- $500,000 in the first funding year will enable the Southern Illinois Methamphetamine Project to expand outpatient treatment for adult methamphetamine users in rural Southern Illinois. This project will serve adults in four contiguous rural counties that have had difficulty matching treatment capacity to service need. Iowa City of Cedar Rapids Development Department – $499,969 in the first year to expand and enhance methamphetamine treatment services provided by the Cedar Rapids Methamphetamine Clinic, including the provision of outpatient, residential and wrap-around supportive services to indigent individuals who are abusing methamphetamine. Kentucky Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet– $500,000 in the first year to provide integrated, community-based mental health services, substance abuse treatment and recovery support through assertive community efforts under the Assertive Community Living for Appalachian Dual-Diagnosed Adults program for adults with co-occurring substance abuse and severe mental disorders. Oregon Yamhill County Chemical Dependency, McMinnville -- $495,674 in the first year to expand capacity to provide treatment to adult individuals diagnosed with methamphetamine dependency. The program will maintain an aggressive posture toward ongoing client engagement in treatment and recovery, including those individuals referred to treatment through the criminal justice system. Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse, Richmond -- $500,000 in first year funding will support Project REMOTE that will expand capacity and access to treatment for methamphetamine abuse by adults in rural southwest Virginia. The project will implement an enhanced service model, developed with community input, which integrates pharmacologic therapies with behavioral interventions, linkages to treatment following detoxification, and recovery support to sustain positive treatment effects.



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