EDITORIAL: The 20-year meth scourge in the Central Valley

EDITORIAL: The 20-year meth scourge in the Central Valley
The toll on children can be horrific. Remember Aide Mendez? Before she committed suicide, the 23-year-old Fresno mother murdered her baby and toddler and her husband's cousin after smoking meth last year. Those who deal with the effects of meth agree … Read more on Fresno Bee

New Birth Ministries changing lives and giving hope
He says he got off meth and back on crack cocaine while in Virginia. He returned to Beulah in 2006 after his mother passed away and went to live with his paternal grandparents. Between the years of 2006 and 2009, he says he had been arrested 18 times. Read more on Opelika Auburn News

Meth: 'I never thought it would control me'
A familiar line, “I'm committed, not addicted,” is often accompanied by a sideways grin. Fifteen minutes before group ended, Ernesto started talking about how his drug use had all but destroyed his life. Marijuana was his first drug at age 12. Within a … Read more on Walla Walla Union-Bulletin