METHAMPHETAMINE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY Linda Bridgeman Smith, Substance - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

METHAMPHETAMINE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY Linda Bridgeman Smith, Substance Abuse Prevention Services Behavioral Health Services Behavioral Health Advisory Board June 7, 2018

THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE  Na tio na l drug o f c ho ic e is pre sc riptio n pa in me dic ine s, o pio ids & he ro in re sulting in the de c la ra tio n o f a na tio na l o pio id e me rg e nc y .  While the o pio id c risis is sig nific a nt a nd do e s ha ve a lo c a l impa c t to the Sa n Die g o Re g io n, Me tha mphe ta mine is g re a te st thre a t he re

METHAMPHETAMINE  White , o do rle ss, b itte r-ta sting c rysta lline po wde r  Ma de fro m a mphe ta mine ; use d a s na sa l de c o ng e sta nt, b ro nc hia l inha le rs  Use d fo r its stimula nt e ffe c ts b y the milita ry during WWI I fo r lo ng flig hts.  K no wn a s me th, c ha lk, ic e & c rysta l  Stimula nt, use d mo stly fo r re c re a tio na l purpo se s & a va ila b le o n the illic it ma rke t

LOCAL CONDITIONS  Onc e kno wn a s Me tha mphe ta mine Ca pita l  Ove r-the -c o unte r pse udo e phe drine  Ma nufa c ture d in Me xic a n “supe rla b s” a nd smug g le d a c ro ss the Bo rde r fo r distrib utio n na tio na lly

THE METH TRIFECTA Che a p Pure Ava ila b le

REPORT CARD

USER DEMOGRAPHICS • 55% of male ar e ste e s & 58% of fe male ar e ste e s te ste d r r po sitive fo r me th, b o th re c o rd hig hs • Drug o f c ho ic e fo r + 60% o f male s in tre a tme nt • Mo st smo ke it • 17% unde r a g e 25 • 31% Hispa nic • 78% o f the me th- involve d de aths we re male

MULTIPLE DRUGS 9

OTHER IMPACT

Underage Drinking; Social Host Ordinances

UNDERAGE DRINKING RATES DECREASED BY 21%

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