Labels: drug-abuse, meth, females
Posted By: Aspen Education Group
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Serious Meth Use by Females in Utah
According to state officials, methamphetamine has become the clear drug of choice among Utah females, ages 18-34. According to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune, Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., recently spoke on the issue to the Utah Methamphetamine Joint Task Force, which gathered Monday one last time on Capitol Hill before disbanding. The two-year Task Force was formed in 2006 for the purpose of identifying "ways to attack the raging addiction that ravaged families in every part of the state." Governor Huntsman described the state's pattern of meth abuse: "It's the supermom syndrome - the thinking that you've got to do it all." Although women between the ages of 18 and 34 are the most typical users of meth in Utah, the state is also struggling with significant meth use at the junior high and high school levels. (Sources: www.sltrib.com)