MAPP-SD, a project of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., is a comprehensive Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project. 
MAPP-SD is dedicated to:
u   Increase awareness of Meth and the problems associated with its use, manufacture and distribution;
u Provide, at no cost, professional Meth awareness and prevention education to groups and organizations on a community, regional and statewide level;
u Be a no-cost, ongoing resource for South Dakota citizens to deal with issues rising from the manufacture, use and distribution of Meth.

Meth is taking its toll on the South Dakota judicial system.  Court records show that Meth related crimes account for about 75% of the cases Minnehaha County circuit court judges preside over.   2nd Circuit Judge Joseph Neiles says, “It dominates the cases we handle here in the second circuit.”  

Neiles believes the solution for Meth users lies in the treatment programs.  “You can't just send them through a 30-day outpatient program and expect they'll be able to stay clean and sober.”  He says judges want to see more long-term treatment programs because simply locking users up doesn't change their behavior.
From KELOLAND.com

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