This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

January 20, 2006

Hospitals Say Meth Cases Are Rising, and Hurt Care

"A sharp increase in the number of people arriving in emergency rooms with methamphetamine-related problems is straining local hospital budgets and treatment facilities across the country, particularly in the Midwest, according to two surveys to be released in Washington today. (Free, but Registration Required. Recommended)"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've been looking to find these surveys to read, instead of just the news account, and can't find them. Have they been published, and if so, do you have any idea where to find them? Thanks!

Danny Wedding said...

The survey and the accompanying news release can be found at http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Publications&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=18872.

If you have any trouble with the URL, simply search Google using these key words: National Association of Counties methamphetamine survey.

Good luck.