Women and Methamphetamine: Challenges in Treatment and Meeting Family Needs – The Women and Methamphetamine Webinar will focus on issues women who use methamphetamine encounter related to treatment services, root causes related to trauma and shame, and the added stress of pregnancy or children. Virginia Rondero Hernandez, Associate Professor at CSU Fresno, will identify emerging trends in methamphetamine treatment strategies that address the unique issues related to trauma and shame. Dr. Nancy Young, Director of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, will discuss the needs of children in families affected by methamphetamine use, policy and practice strategies in connecting with child welfare, as well as training resources.

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POINT PLEASANT — Mason County is second to only Kanawha County when it comes to the number of meth labs discovered by law enforcement in the entire state, according to some of the latest crime statistics. This statistic was shared by John Machir …
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For instance, he supports the current classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug, which means that it has “no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States” (cocaine and meth get lesser, Schedule II, classifications). But at …
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