Kansas Methamphetamine Summit to be Held November 28 & 29

Kansas Methamphetamine Summit to be Held November 28 & 29

Wichita event precedes National Methamphetamine Awareness Day

As a way to help educate the public and promote coordination of Kansas' anti-meth efforts, Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the Kansas Task Force Addressing Methamphetamine & Illegal Drugs will hold the third Kansas Methamphetamine Summit November 28 & 29, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Convention Center in Wichita. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, with the program starting at 9:30 a.m.

The summit precedes the U.S. Department of Justice's National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on November 30, which is designed to generate awareness about the damaging effects of methamphetamine abuse on individuals, families and communities.

"Although recent prevention efforts have been successful, meth continues to be one of the largest public safety threats facing our state," Sebelius said.

"The Sheriff Matt Samuels Act has decreased the number of meth labs in Kansas, but this dangerous drug continues to be shipped into our state and wreaks havoc on users, their children, families and communities. That's why this summit will bring people together to discuss new initiatives in law enforcement, treatment and prevention to fight meth in our state," she continued.

A panel of former methamphetamine users will address the participants and discuss their involvement with methamphetamine and how they received treatment for their addiction. National speakers will address the areas of law enforcement, treatment and prevention efforts to combat methamphetamine use. Those speakers include:

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