A webcast interview with Kaleen Deatherage of prevention and treatment non-profit Oregon Partnership featured a national 'Tackling Meth' tool kit for communities struggling with methamphetamine problems, according to an Oregon Partnership press release on July 19.

The toolkit includes a training PowerPoint slide library that allows users to customize presentations and a step-by-step Community Action Guide.

"Our guides provide effective strategies for mobilizing community support, for enlisting the support of the media in the battle, and for tackling meth right at the grass roots level", said Deatherage.

In addition to the toolkit, Deatherage discussed Oregon's successful public awareness campaign and recent anti-meth legislation strictly limiting pseudoephedrine sales.

The interview, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and taped by KATU TV in Portland, was part of a national review of community strategies to combat meth use.

For more information on the toolkit, visit: www.orpartnership.org