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White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Senior Policy Analyst, Keith Humphreys told the River Valley Meth Project group of about 160 at the January 27th meeting that the federal government is seeking a balance between law enforcement and prevention/ treatment approaches which will bring ‘public health’ up to the level of ‘public safety’ for drug related issues. Humphreys indicated that alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and prescription drugs were all significant problems within the borders of the United States and that 8000 people per day start using. Humphreys indicated that the federal government strategy is “about being smarter” in its efforts to push down on the demand for substances.
From left to right: Arkansas Drug Director Fran Flener; ONDCP Senior Policy Advisor Keith Humphreys; and the Honorable Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills show “keys to the city” bestowed by Mayor Tyrone Williamson.
Judge Dennis Sutterfield presides over Drug Court ceremonies.
Mayor Tyrone Williamson
River Valley Meth Project (RVMP) Vision Statement: To support and promote healthy community living.
Mission Statement: To sustain a viable coalition of retail/business/industry: public school and university; law enforcement; social services; treatment and other community leaders through combining human, financial and other resources to:
* Increase awareness of the methamphetamine problem locally
* Reduce the use of methamphetamine locally
* Reduce the production of methamphetamine locally
* Reduce the distribution of methamphetamine locally
* Improve treatment for methamphetamine locally
River Valley Meth Project Steering Committee
David Gibbons,
Prosecuting Attorney 5th Judicial District
Marti Wilkerson, LPC
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Science & IV-E Coordinator Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare
Janet Cook
Community Service, Inc.
Aaron Duvall
Sheriff, Pope County
Phil Latta
Latta Consulting