Connecticut Federal, State and Local Officials
NOV 30 -- In order to highlight efforts to increase awareness and decrease demand of Methamphetamine, on November 30, 2006, the United States Department of Justice has sponsored the first National
Connecticut Federal, State and Local Officials
NOV 30 -- In order to highlight efforts to increase awareness and decrease demand of Methamphetamine, on November 30, 2006, the United States Department of Justice has sponsored the first National Methamphetamine Awareness Day.
In Hartford, United States Attorney Kevin J. O’Connor, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane, Connecticut Commissioner of Public Safety Leonard C. Boyle, Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian R. Crowell, Norwalk Police Chief Harry W. Rilling – President of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, and representatives from Connecticut’s Departments of Public Health and Mental Health and Addiction Services, discussed ongoing efforts to prevent the meth epidemic from reaching Connecticut.
Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant drug that dramatically affects the central nervous system. Meth comes in several forms, including powder, crystal, rocks, and tablets, and it can be swallowed, snorted, smoked, or injected. Unlike other illegal drugs 