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.

A new women-only chemical dependency treatment group at the Minnehaha County Jail is designed to help female prisoners overcome their addictions and help them form a plan for a life beyond the cell.  Meth use and addiction is the predominant issue for members of the group.  According to the assessments taken between July and September of 2005, more than two out of five (approximately 40%) of the women sentenced to prison terms in the county have Meth addictions – a bit more than twice as much as male prisoners. 
The top reasons women in the group name for starting Meth are losing weight and the need to get more things done in a limited amount of time.  This is in sharp contrast to the reasons men offer: depression or gaining social skills.

From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader

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