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MAPP-SD, a project of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., is a comprehensive
Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project.
MAPP-SD is dedicated to:
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Increase
awareness of Meth and the problems associated with its use, manufacture and
distribution;
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Provide, at no cost, professional Meth awareness and prevention education to
groups and organizations on a community, regional and statewide level;
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Be a no-cost, ongoing resource for South Dakota citizens to deal with issues
rising from the manufacture, use and distribution of Meth.
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Children:
Meth's Youngest Victims |
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Meth Impact Meth Mites Progression Labs Photo Gallery Children Photo Gallery Faces of Meth-Static |
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This baby died as a result of complications from burns he received in a Methamphetamine fire. His parents were making Meth in their garage apartment. When the fire broke out, they ran out and then realized neither had the baby. They grabbed a ladder out of the garage and put it under the window of his room to rescue him. He had burns over 30% of his body. After his death, his parents left the area before the baby's funeral and burial. They were later arrested buying more chemicals to make Meth.
This two-year-old boy was found in a filthy home with a large quantity of Meth, the parents were under the influence and the child showed positive for Meth on a urine screen.
This toddler was rescued during a raid on a Meth lab and was found covered in battery grease from playing with an old car battery. Both inside and out, laboratory paraphernalia and chemicals were found within the child's easy access. Outside, she and her brother, both barefoot, played among more hazards. The toddler tested positive for Meth. Some Drug Endangered Children only have tears left when they are finally rescued from their deadly environment A child's sippy cup sits next to a 'cook' in progess. When children are removed from a Meth home, everything that's familiar is contaminated. They can't even take a favorite stuffed toy with them for comfort. This nine-year-old girl seeks and offers comfort to her mother, who is in a Meth treatment program. Many youngsters take on the role of parent and adult. This two-year-old boy and his 11-month-old sister were kidnapped at gunpoint from a foster home by their parents, who were wanted on Meth charges. The children were found four days later, unharmed. Sleeping children showing signs of injury from living in a meth lab house
A little girl is led away from a Meth arrest scene, while her caregiver is placed in handcuffs. As frightening as a drug bust may be to children, for many it marks the end of a nightmare. Here, a child in Colorado reaches for the safety of an officer. Also in Colorado, officers meet the child's needs on her level. In Illinois, a youngster experiences decontamination after a Meth lab bust at home. In Washington, a child shares her story with a caring officer. A Hazardous Materials team rescues a baby from a Meth saturated home. Nicole was just four months old when she died last May while her mother was strung out on Meth.
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