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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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Abuse and Neglect
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Drug Endangered Children
General Overview
It’s the Law: HB 1258
Angels in Black -
A child’s vision of hope
Information for Mandatory Reporters
*Tips
for Home Visitors
Signs of Exposure in Children
Growing Up With Meth
-Abuse
and Neglect
-Dangerous
Living Conditions
-Drug
Endangered Children's Social Problems
Start a DEC Team in 10 Easy Steps
DEC Team Protocols
Dr. Kathryn Well's Papers: "Meth Impact on Children"
DEC Links
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Children growing up in a
home where Meth is produced and used face an increased risk for abuse and
neglect. Parents who are low intensity abusers continue to function, but
experience mood swings. When high, they feel good, are active and get
things done but they can be impatient and irritable. When the drug's
effects wear off they sleep for long periods, leaving children to fend for
themselves. Chronic
abusers suffer impaired cognitive functioning. They are often sexually
promiscuous and multiple partners are common. They can be volatile and
impulsive; domestic violence is common. Chronic Meth abusers tend to
expose their children to various other users and leave children home alone for
extended periods.
According
to the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime,
children living in Meth
lab homes are more likely to be physically and sexually abused by members of
their own family and other individuals at the site. Parents and caregivers who
are Meth dependent often lose their capacity to nurture their children. In these
situations, the failure of parents to protect their children’s safety and to
provide for essential food, dental and medical care (including immunizations,
proper hygiene, and grooming), and appropriate sleeping conditions is the norm.
Some addicted parents fall into a deep sleep for days and cannot be awakened,
further increasing the likelihood that their children will be exposed to toxic
chemicals in their environment and to abusive acts committed by the other
drug-using individuals who are present.
Dept. of Justice OVC
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