Methamphetamine Forum and New Report

Please join us for this exciting event, and learn more about the “Four Pillars” Approach to Methamphetamine: Effective Prevention, Treatment, Policing and Harm Reduction. - Release of New Report Evaluating State and Federal Anti-Meth Policies (with a particular focus on successful policies in California, New Mexico and Utah) - How Congress Can Remove Barriers to Treatment for Pregnant and Parenting Women - Duplicating New Mexico’s Federally-funded Youth Methamphetamine Prevention Program - Developing the Equivalent of Methadone and Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Abuse Speakers include: Reena Szczepanski – Director of DPA-New Mexico and co-chair of Governor Richardson’s Methamphetamine Working Group. New Mexico has developed a successful “four pillars” approach to methamphetamine that is a model for the federal government. In addition, DPA-New Mexico is working with state agencies and the private sector to implement a youth methamphetamine education program funded by federal grant money. This campaign is an innovative alternative to the failed scare tactics of D.A.R.E., the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, and random student drug testing. Malika Saada Saar, M.Ed, JD - Founder and Executive Director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights. Ms. Saada Saar is the founder of Crossing the River, a written and spoken word workshop for mothers in recovery from substance abuse, and the founder and former executive director of Family Rights and Dignity, a civil rights project for low income and homeless families in California. The Ford Foundation honored The Rebecca Project for Human Rights’ achievements with the “Leadership for Changing World” award. Ms. Saada Saar, and the Rebecca Project for Human Rights’ were also selected by Redbook Magazine for the Mothers and Shakers 2005 Award. Carl L. Hart, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Psychology in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, and Director of the Residential Studies and Methamphetamine Research Laboratories at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is the author or co-author of dozens of peer-reviewed scientific articles in the area of substance abuse, co-author of the textbook, Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior, and a member of a NIH review group. Dr. Hart was recently elected to Fellow status by the American Psychological Association (Division 28) for his outstanding contribution to the field of psychology, specifically psychopharmacology and substance abuse. Hors d’oeuvres provided. Please RSVP to Grant Smith at gsmith@drugpolicy.org or 202-683-2984.