printer friendly version
Methamphetamine called a big problem for tribes
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Methamphetamine is becoming a huge problem on reservations, speakers at the Wind River Native American Conference in Wyoming said on Wednesday.
Jean Nahomni Mani, a meth counselor and a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, said meth affects people from all walks of life. Men, women and even children are turning to the potent drug, which is made from extremely toxic materials and wreaks havoc on a person's physical appearance.
Robert Murray, assistant U.S. Attorney for Wyoming and a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, said the problem is much worse than alcohol abuse. "I don't know if this generation will survive meth," he was quoted as saying.
Get the Story:
Meth wreaks havoc on reservations
(The Casper Star-Tribune 8/11)
Related Stories:
Navajo Nation counts 32 active gangs, 500
members (08/05)
Reservation meth dealer given life prison
sentence (07/08)
Nevada tribe concerned about
methamphetamine use (06/22)
Plan seeks
to combat meth problem in Montana (03/22)
Navajo police find methamphetamine in car
(03/04)
Meth use a serious problem among
Native youth (02/25)
Officials praise
Navajo methamphetamine law (2/21)
Navajo
Nation Council passes methamphetamine law (02/14)
Methamphetamine use explodes on reservation
(2/7)
Idaho tribe to sign law
enforcement agreement (02/03)
Navajo
Nation peyote, meth legislation on hold (11/11)
Reservations called breeding ground for meth
(11/08)
Navajo community worried about meth
trafficking (10/20)
Film to expose
dangers of meth on Navajo Nation (06/17)
Task force cracks drug rings in Indian Country
(06/07)
Authorities bust drug ring on
Oklahoma tribal land (05/06)
Calif.
tribe, local police break up drug ring (01/29)
Copyright © 2000-2005 Indianz.Com
