[Mjhsteam] FW: Dialogue "Meth in Idaho"

[Tragesser, Carolyn]

Dear MJHS Team,

Several of us subscribe to the Idaho Public Television Dialogue and
thought you might be interested in the program described below.

Carolyn Tragesser
Gifted Facilitator
Moscow Junior High School 
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Learning Services [mailto:learn@idahoptv.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1:00 AM
To: Tragesser, Carolyn
Subject: Dialogue "Meth in Idaho"


DIALOGUE Meth in Idaho Examines
Methamphetamine Situation in Idaho 

 Airs Thursday, October 27 at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT - Repeats Sunday,
October 30 at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT
 
Guests on DIALOGUE this week examine the methamphetamine situation in
Idaho, which is becoming a growing concern for state law enforcement
officials and treatment providers in the Gem State.

DIALOGUE host Marcia Franklin is joined by: Shelly Odlum, a former meth
user; Idaho State police Lieutenant Dan Thornton, chief, Investigative
Division, Region 4; and Joe Beckett, clinical director, Powder Basin
Associates, which operates five drug and alcohol treatment centers in
North Idaho.

According to prison officials, methamphetamine is the single biggest
factor in prison population growth in Idaho. This past summer, more than
half of released inmates said meth was their primary cause of
incarceration. After marijuana, it is the second most common drug in
possession of arrestees, according to law enforcement officials.

DIALOGUE guest Odlum personally experienced the physical dangers of the
substance when a meth lab exploded in her home, leaving her severely
injured and in need of skin grafts.

During the live call-in show on Thursday at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT,
Franklin and her guests will take calls from viewers on a toll-free
line: 1-800-973-9800. (There are no call-ins on the Sunday repeat at
5:30/4:30
p.m.)

Methamphetamine was introduced into the medical field in 1944 to treat
obesity. In the 1960s, the practice of injecting the drug as a stimulant
became popular. During the 1990s, a form of methamphetamine called "ice"
or "crystal meth" began to be used in the United States. "Crystal  meth"
is a highly addictive powdered substance that can look like glass and
can be taken orally, snorted, smoked or injected. Addicts are known to
avoid sleep for days while binging, and commit crimes or build meth labs
to feed their habit. The drug can cause paranoia and then severe
depression when it wears off.

DIALOGUE, produced by IdahoPTV, is Idaho's only weekly statewide public
affairs program. The program is funded by the Laura Moore Cunningham
Foundation. Individual DIALOGUE programs are archived on the IdahoPTV
Web site at idahoptv.org/dialogue and may be Web streamed for later
viewing. The audio of DIALOGUE also can be heard in Southwest Idaho on
Boise State Radio NPR News 91, Sundays at 8:00 a.m. MT. 


A copy of this press release is placed at idahoptv.org/hot on the Idaho
Public Television Web site. 


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