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Mothers Against Meth seminar set
Published November 3, 2009
Mothers Against Methamphetamine is presenting a seminar entitled “Crystal Meth: They Call it ICE” on Friday and Saturday at Marshall Medical Center North.
The seminar is geared toward representatives of the medical profession, educators, social workers, psychologists, counselors, police officers, probate officials, employers and human resource managers.
“The goal is to train trainers, so leaders can teach anyone they have access to,” said Dr. Mary Holley, president of Mothers Against Methamphetamine.
The seminar is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday on the third floor of the Marshall Medical Center North Medical Plaza. The medical center is located on Alabama Highway 69 between Guntersville and Arab.
Cost for registration is $60 for one day and $100 for both days. Deadline to register is Wednesday. To register, contact Mothers Against Methamphetamine at 256-498-6262.
Attendance at the seminar earns continuing education unit credit from Jacksonville State University, the Alabama Board of Nursing, the Alabama Board of Pharmacy, the Alabama Board of Social Work, the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, and Teacher Professional Development.
On Monday, Holley said 25 people have pre-registered. The seminar includes a 200-page workbook and disk with a wealth of information and teaching tools.
“There is an overview about the scope and depth of the drug problem,” Holley said. “We cover other drugs as well. The focus is on meth because that is the most challenging to address.”
Holley, an Arab physician, founded Mothers Against Methamphetamine nearly a decade ago after her brother committed suicide under the influence of meth.
“At first I thought it was my private tragedy,” she said. “Then I noticed patients coming into my office, and I realized this isn’t just my family tragedy. This is everywhere. I started looking at it more as a physician.
“At that time, we didn’t know a whole lot about meth. We’ve refined the tools to fight against it. Rehabilitation was a pale ghost of what it is now. We were pretty much helpless 10 years ago, and now we’re not.”
Holley said the seminar will cover meth and drugs on a number of impact levels — from global to individual, from fetus to adult, from mental to physical.
“People will come away with the knowledge and some tools to fight against addiction,” Holley said.
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