Treatment Access Tough for Rural Methamphetamine Users
From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:
Experts say that addiction treatment works for methamphetamine users, but those who live in rural areas -- including regions most affected by meth abuse -- often don't have access to treatment, the Arkansas News Bureau reported June 29.
Leah Heaston, a treatment program director from rural Indiana, recently told members of the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources that not only is access a problem -- most communities have no public transportation -- but programs located in remote areas have trouble finding and keeping qualified staff.
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