Health
Treatment, Prevention Support Needed To Fight Meth Addiction In Iowa, Experts Argue
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The value of treatment was a common theme at IowaWatch.org forums on dealing with meth addiction in Iowa. So was prevention programming.
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IowaWatch To Hold Des Moines, Iowa City Forums On Fighting Meth Abuse, Screen Documentary
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The forums, open to the public, are to take place on Nov. 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Register Media’s Community Room in Des Moines and on Nov. 20, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library Meeting Room A in Iowa City.
Criminal Justice
Panel: Fight Against Meth Abuse Is A Shared Effort
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Several organizations working together can fight the spread of methamphetamine use and create hope for those addicted to the drug, speakers said at a forum that IowaWatch helped co-host on July 1.
Alegent Creighton Health Mental Health Services and Mercy Hospital
IowaWatch/Nonpareil To Co-host Council Bluffs Forum ‘Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland’
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What: Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland Forum. When: Tuesday, July 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Meeting Room B, Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Event sponsor: Alegent Creighton Health Mental Health Services and Mercy Hospital. Hosts: Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch, Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Criminal Justice
Making The IowaWatch Documentary ‘Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland’
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View this behind-the-scenes look at reporter Katie Kuntz’s journey of more than a year making the IowaWatch Documentary “Breaking the Cycle: Meth use in the Heartland.”
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Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland
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An IowaWatch documentary: “Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland” examines the impact methamphetamine has on Iowa children raised in a home with a parent addicted to the drug. Watch it here.