Georgia Meth Project Executive Director Jim Langford says a new study shows 35 percent of Georgia teens see little to no risk in trying meth
Drug Agents say meth use in southwest Georgia is on the rise.
A study estimates meth use costs Georgia $1.3 billion in social services a year. Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit Commander Major Bill Berry says they’re seeing more and more people using meth. On March 1, drug agents arrested a couple on Duitman Road for allegedly making the drug. Berry says using it once can get you hooked.
“It’s crossed all ages, all genders, all races, everything. It doesn’t have any boundaries,” Berry said.
To fight the highly addictive and dangerous drug, the Georgia Meth Project launched a new ad campaign this week targeting teens and first-time meth use.
“Some of these kids started doing meth when they were 10, 11, 12 years old,” said Georgia Meth Project Executive Director Jim Langford. “So this is a time period in their lives, the 12 to 17-year-olds in particular where they’re very much at risk. They’re trying new things all the time and they don’t see the dangers in trying methamphetamines.”
For more information on the Georgia Meth Project visit www.georgiamethproject.org.
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