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.

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(Jan. 11, 2006)

Governor Mike Rounds wants to step up the fight against Meth and Meth labs across South Dakota.

In his annual budget address, he proposed tightening restrictions on the sales of pseudoephedrine containing products.  He wants to expand on the law the state legislature passed last year limiting the amount of these over the counter medicines a customer can buy at one time.  Rounds new plan would: Require retailers to keep a written log identifying those who purchase pseudoephedrine medications; Lock such products up or keep them behind a sales counter; include liquid gel cap forms of the medication in the restrictions.  Governor Rounds explained during his speech that these changes to South Dakota law would bring the state in line with laws in surrounding states. 

If these proposals become law, it would more than likely help cut down on Meth cooks or their agents ‘smurfing’ for pseudoephedrine in various stores. 

EXPLODING PRISON POPULATION TIED TO Meth

When Governor Rounds explained his desire to further regulate the products Meth cooks buy for their manufacturing, he pointed out the growth in Meth-related prison numbers.  The Department of Corrections said the adult prison population is 3,408, almost an 11 percent increase over the 3,075 at the beginning of 2005.

"This follows back-to-back fiscal years when the average daily count of the prison population grew by less than 4 percent each year," Corrections Secretary Tim Reisch said in a prepared statement.   From July through September, 41-percent of women entering prison was assessed with a primary dependence involving Meth, compared with 30-percent in fiscal year 2005. During the same period, 17-percent of men were assessed with that dependency, compared with 14-percent in 2005. 

For complete details of the Governor’s budget address, please follow one of the following links:
Governor Rounds' FY07 Budget Address (slides)
Click Here for the Audio - (requires RealPlayer)
Click Here for the Video -  (requires RealPlayer)
Click here for text   -  (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Information from the Bureau of Finance and Management site

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