Recommendations to Improve California's Response to Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine dependence illustrates how a drug-induced disease process in the brain can result in chronic addiction, relapses early in treatment, and persistent depression and/or psychotic symptoms long after abstinence has been achieved. There has been an increased burden on California families, the healthcare system, social services and the criminal justice system.

This report outlines policy recommendations to improve California's response to methamphetamine addiction.

http://www.csam-asam.org/pdf/misc/Meth_Recommedations.pdf

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Publication Year: 2006

Publisher

California Society of Addiction Medicine
575 Market Street, Suite 2125
San Francisco, ca 94105
Phone: 415-927-5730
Website: http://www.csam-asam.org/
Email: csam@compuserve.com