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.

May 11, 2007

In Kentucky - A 36-year-old man who was caught in the act of cooking Meth faces more charges, including child endangerment.  Two children, a 13-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, as well as the man’s wife, were in the home during the raid.  When medical tests on the youngsters came back, the 13-year-old tested positive for Meth.  It is not clear if he ingested it by just being in the area, if the man was smoking it around the youngsters or if they were in the lab while it was cooking.  The 11-year-old girl tested negative for Meth. 

In Arizona - Police were called to an emergency room to help with a patient who bit a staff member. They found the female patient on a bed in restraints, after having bit a registered nurse during an alleged crystal Meth-induced psychosis.  The RN had two small punctures that had broken the skin. The patient told hospital staff that she had come to the ER because her neighbor is a witch and had placed a bird in her refrigerator.  She was released from the ER and booked into jail for aggravated assault with a dangerous instrument and aggravated assault on a health care worker.

In Washington - The father of two of the three children found home alone admitted that he smoked Meth while babysitting the toddlers and then walked away from the house, leaving the children for several hours without adult supervision.  The man is the ex-husband of the children’s mother.  The children called 911 and both police and Child Protective Services staffers arrived to find them unattended and drug paraphernalia inside the home.  The youngsters were taken into protective custody, their mother – who had gone gambling with her current boyfriend - was arrested when she returned home, and the man who was supposed to be taking care of the children was arrested after he returned to the house. The mother faces child endangerment and drug charges after police report finding needles, Meth and a Meth cookbook in a bedroom drawer accessible to the kids.  Her ex-husband faces child abandonment charges. The mother’s boyfriend has not yet been found.

In Illinois - A 36-year-old man was busted for having a Meth lab at his home. He is charged with possession of anhydrous ammonia, possession of Meth manufacturing materials and a bond violation warrant.  Another resident of the home, a 39-yaer-old woman, gave police permission to search the house.  Officers found the Meth lab in the basement.

In Michigan - Three men were arrested on charges of allegedly having Meth precursors.  Police found them in the parking lot of a pharmacy, after getting a tip about suspicious pseudoephedrine purchases.  Officers found a number of Meth components in the car. 

In Alabama – A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted at a trial last month on multiple charges, including Meth possession, intention to distribute Meth and weapons violations. A 22-year-old was sentenced to five-years after pleading guilty to selling Meth.  A judge also ordered both men to be deported from the U.S. after they complete their sentences.

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