Looking at http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/pdf/FY07adm.pdf suggests that Commisioner Donald's observations regarding race, crime committed and admission make-up differ significantly from his own department's posted statistics.

The meth and other drugs situation will get worse, unless the government and people sincerely focus on holistic prevention much more than the fashionable cum lucrative treatment. This must include demand reduction by americans; for where there is effective demand suppliers will find ways of meeting that demand!

It really suprise me that everybody is so concerned with Meth now, if they would have done something about it 15 years ago when it started to become out of control here in California, maybe now it would not be such a problem.

Does Georgia have Drug Courts? The person pleads guilty to their non-violent felony & the sentence is deferred until successful completion or failure (in which case they serve a prison sentence). It's an effective way to provide treatment & reduce recidivism.

what does the persons race have to do with an epodemic????? NOTHING!! Lets try to stay focused on the problem in this country.

I think James Donald is just tryin to point out that it's not about race, as oppose to saying it is. I think he is focused on the problem, he's just trying to keep others focused on the problems.

If you ;look at the statistics over-all for meth addiction (and this is another statistic) it is primarily whites between 18 and 35 that are the larger population of meth addicts. Get over that and you will be able to see the overall destructon of this disease epidemic. It is really just a very true reality that this drug has crossed many lines, boundaries and has no restrictions to who it effects.

Look like a case for Prevention and Reentry Management. We have to stop locking up drug addicts & develop resources to combat addiction. Including serious campaigns for Prevention. We must learn from our mistakes & quit "doing the same thing expecting different results," in recovery they call that "insanity." Hmmm...wonder why??

with those numbers the way they are in ga from meth jail might not be the answer they should try to fix the problem instead of hiduing the problem with jail or prison time

My son was arrested 6 mth ago poss of meth,someone paid his bail, went before a judge, 6 years probation with a order to attend a drug rehab something. He did not tell his father or me about this. He was set up to fail, he was caught again, now he is facing the posssibility of 10-15 years in prison. I am not blaming anyone else for his crime. Meth is a horrible drug, robs people of thier lives. I just don't understand why they didn't take him in custody to a rehab facility,letting him out on probation was just a set up to a long prison term. I am very angry with the system.

I have a son who has been on Meth sence he was 23 he is now 31, he has been in and out of the eprison system for 7 years he just got out in, September and went back in November 2008 paid out over 100,00 dollars in attorneys fees and he promised not to do it again, he refuses treatment and tells me I can do what I want, now hes back in prison and says mom send me 300.00 for a tv and a hot pot, I am scarred to death he will die in there and never stop using this drug, I wonder some times if I should just walk away, but as a mother how do you do that, I have only 2 sons, and love them dearly, my husband says let him go he wont stop, the cops are fed up with him and he ignores all the promises he makes, he has become a lier he never tells the truth anymore, I pleaded with him to go to church with us the nite before he was caught, and he said I am not doing that, and then the next day I got a call that he was arrested for making meth thats right making meth, my son is a cook, satan has his nails in my sons back, and if that isnt bad enough my grandson was just murdered downtown St Louis trying to buy dope he was 19. I am so sad drugs are destroying our kids.

I work with South East Georgia Mothers Against Methamphetamine as a volunteer. I reach out to addicts, families and communities. If you would like to talk please call - 770-229-4020. I understand all areas because I am personally a recovering meth addict as well as the mother of a 28 year old son that is a recovering meth addict. I am praying for soldiers to join in to reach the lost and their families.

My son was set up by the corrections system to fail in 2007. When he was incarcerated again last year (2008) I started the rehab process for him. The system did nothing. He was released in Oct. 2008 and is doing well today. I will be glad to share more details. I can be reached at the above number.