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is here to help people with drug and/or alcohol abuse problems in Montana. find treatment options. Due to our diverse networking system we can find a treatment option tailored to each individuals specific situation and needs. We are able to provide all phases of recovery included but not limited to, alcohol and/or drug intervention, drug and/or alcohol detox, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, short term treatment (30 days or less), long term treatment (90 days or longer).
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We design personalized treatment programs to provide each abuser with the greatest chance of a successful recovery outcome. Our comprehensive networking system works hand in hand with all of the drug treatment centers in Montana. At Drug Rehab Montana we know that each individual is unique and are treated as such. Deciding upon a treatment option in Montana, or anywhere can be a daunting task for any individual or family, we will guide you through each step of a comprehensive treatment plan for you or your loved one. We are determined in our mission, that every drug and/or alcohol abuser in Montana. that has a desire to change their life will be given a chance to recover from their addiction and we are dedicated to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to do so.
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We realize that each individual in Montana. is in a different financial situation and we will find treatment options for each individual regardless of their financial situation. No matter what your financial situation everyone will receive the treatment help they are looking for.
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Local meth conference focuses on how drug affects youth in MontanaHAMILTON, Montana – Montana law enforcement officers enter a methamphetamine laboratory in full protective gear, including a respirator, designed to safeguard them from the noxious fumes associated with making the highly addictive drug.
On the floor sits a two-year old playing with her toys, innocently oblivious to the dangers all around her
This scene is all too common for Montana police as methamphetamine use and its production are nearing epidemic proportion around the country. Nationwide, figures show that children are dangerously close to hazardous substances in 35 percent to 50 percent of labs busted.
Locally the figures are overwhelmingly higher.
In 2003 Ravalli County, Montana officers raided six methamphetamine laboratories; in five, children were present.
Thursday and Friday, Bitterroot Valley community members focused on the forgotten victims. Most of the first day was dedicated to the background of methamphetamine, the legalities of the devastating drug, clean-up challenges, the cost to a community and the dangers.
Friday, the entire day was spent focused on the children victimized by the meth epidemic.
Ravalli County, Montana Sheriff Chris Hoffman acknowledged the importance.
“This part today, (Friday) was what this was all about, the drug-endangered children. They didn’t have a choice when their parents decided to cook methamphetamine,” he said.
Investigator for Butte County, Calif., and a speaker at the conference, Susan Webber-Brown, was blunt.
“Every child in a home with a methamphetamine lab is contaminated,” she said.
As California struggled with the bludgeoning effects of the labs on the legal system, it became apparent that there was another tragic side to the labs, the children and the devastating effects meth was having on them, she said.
Webber-Brown outlined many ways that youth are endangered, including the lifestyle of meth dealers and users, kids caught in a crossfire between police and drug dealers, the neglect that comes from parents using or making methamphetamine to the exclusion of their children’s welfare, chemical and drug contamination and the fires or explosions that occur all too often in meth labs.
Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath spoke Thursday and reported that one in six clandestine meth labs was discovered because of a fire or explosion.
Unfortunately, the danger to children raised in a meth environment goes beyond the physical hazard of fire, explosion or chemical contamination. According to Webber-Brown, children are exposed to domestic abuse, either through personal attack or witnessing a parent being assaulted, in 40 percent of meth labs where children are present.
Dr. Kathryn Wells, a pediatrician at Denver Family Crisis Center, has seen first-hand the dangers, emotional and physical, that children are exposed to in meth environments.
“This is child abuse. These are wounds that don’t heal, sexual, physical, environmental and mental abuse,” she said.
Why is the Denver pediatrician so dedicated to her cause? Her crusade has a name, Janet.
According to Wells, Janet was a 4-year-old when the two met, a 4-year-old with a bruised and lacerated face and neck. An emaciated preschooler with 70 percent of the hair ripped from her head.
Janet had been removed from a methamphetamine laboratory near Denver. When she was taken from the home that meant suffering rather than sanctuary, tests revealed that she had high levels of methamphetamine in her system.
Wells investigated and determined that the mother of the child had four previous children removed from the home.
As Wells projected on a screen pictures of the young girl, audience members gasped in shock and outrage Friday.
“Janet keeps me doing what I’m doing. Today she is in a great house doing well. She would be dead today if we didn’t do what we did,” Wells said.
Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman ended the conference with a warning.
“Everything you have seen over the last two days are things we have seen here in Ravalli County. It is just a matter of time before we get the deaths associated with this,” he said.
Ravalli County Justice of the Peace Robin Clute expressed what many felt as the conference concluded, excitement tinged with hope.
“This was the best seminar I’ve been to. They put a face on the children who are being endangered. I think we will band together,” she said.
Ravalli County commissioners agreed on the importance of attacking the problem and working together as a community.
“It was a real eye opener. This is something we need to nip in the bud,” said Commissioner Allan Thompson. “This is not a problem of Ravalli County, this is a problem of humanity.”
Thompson said he expects to take this message to the State Association of Commissioners.
Bitterroot Valley Addiction Services counselor Phil Sullivan was impressed with the scope and content of the conference.
“This was informative and inspiring in the sense people are seeing what the problem is and what can be done about it,” he said.
Wells called this a movement and offered ways to the community to develop the mechanics needed to create change in Ravalli County.
“We have to remember we are doing what is in the best interest of the kids,” she said.
The conference was only the first step, according to organizers. The next step involves setting up volunteer committees who are ready and willing to work on this program.
The committees include focus on initial response, criminal accountability, education and prevention, and legislative efforts. Each of the areas will work under one central committee.
Currently there are groups of people who are looking to share what they learned with other members of the community.
Hoffman said people with questions or who want to join the coalition should call his office, 375-6282.
Before this conference, Montana lawmakers had taken steps to create an unfriendly environment for methamphetamine cooks. There are currently laws on the books that allow stiff penalties for people convicted of selling drugs near a school. Recent changes in Montana law that took effect in October of 2003 allow harsher sentences for people convicted of operation of a clandestine laboratory when the labs are in the presence of a person under 18.
The new laws added an additional 25 years to the sentence, from 25 years up to 50 years in prison.
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