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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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ID Theft Threat from Meth Users |
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See 2007 report from President's
ID Theft Task Force
Meth use and
manufacturing pose danger to the users, their families, and neighbors -
everyone who might come in contact with them. And they have the potential
to destroy the financial lives of total strangers.
Identification theft is a quiet crime that is sweeping across the nation.
Victims can be anyone – male, female, young, old, city dweller or rural
resident. Your neighbor may be a victim; you might be next.
When it comes to ID theft and Meth, “It’s been said the two crimes go
together like rats and garbage,” according to a Riverside County,
California prosecutor. More and more Meth users are resorting to ID theft
to support their habits. According to a report by the Associated Press,
the close connection between the crimes is posing a major challenge for
all levels of law enforcement.
There are not any firm numbers yet on how much Meth-related ID theft costs
Americans. But, nearly 10-million people were victims of ID theft in
2004, costing up to $5-billion. According to the Federal Trade
Commission, 179 South Dakotans reported they were victims of identity
theft in 2004.
Learn how to
protect yourself from this quiet crime, and what to do if you find you are
a victim, at the
FTC’s online information center concerning ID theft.
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