HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01 Methamphetamine AwarenessPROCLAMATION
· Methamphetamine (meth) use and production is a growing problem. This highly
addictive, synthetic stimulant is made from a mixture of easily acquired chemicals.
In one way or another, the use of methamphetamine has a direct impact on the
citizens of this City; increased costs associated with drug use, addiction, chemical
clean up, increased work for law enforcement and social workers, overcrowded
jails, increased domestic violence and physical abuse, shattered marriages, lost
jobs, and devastated and neglected children.
Southern Oregon Drug Awareness has invited leading national experts to help the
community address the problems of the use and abuse of methamphetamines, and
is presenting a one-day Methamphetamine Awareness Conference June 17th, 2004,
at the Smullin Center, Oregon.
SODA has akeady gained the support and sponsorship from many local, state and
national organizations and businesses: Drugs Don't Work Here: Airport Chevrolet;
American Society of Safety Engineers of Southem Oregon; Oregon Narcotics
Enforcement Association; ACCBO/Addiction Certification ]Board of Oregon;
Genesis Recovery; Medford Fabrication; Oregon Medical Laboratories Drug Free;
Boise; Wal-Mart and many others.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of' the citizens of
Ashland, hereby proclaim June 17, 2004 as:
ME THAMPHE TAMINE AWARENESS DA Y
and urge all citizens to join Southern Oregon Drug Awareness (SODA) in increasing
awareness of this hazardous and often times deadly drug by educating themselves on
methamphetamines.
Dated this 1 st d~ay of J~
~Mayo~
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder