Lincoln County Meth Initiative (LCMI)

PREVENTION - ENFORCEMENT - TREATMENT

Click on any of these links for more information about the LCMI:
LCMI Brochure (pdf)
LCMI Annual Summary
Lincoln County Drug and HOPE Courts
Lincoln County Youth Film Program
Lincoln County Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Program

Summary

The following is a brief outline of the Lincoln County Meth Initiative, updated as of March 2010.

2009-2010

Continue to work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth. Mississippi, parts of Missouri, New Zealand, and the Czech Republic follow our lead. See "Winning the War on Meth Labs" (ABC World News) "Oregon's Simple Solution to the Meth Epidemic" (Newsweek) and meth and pseudoephedrine info for other states and nations.
Continue and expand the services of the Lincoln County Drug Court and begin a Lincoln County HOPE Court.
Conduct a sixth annual premiere of public service announcement products produced by our youth as part of the Lincoln County Youth Film Program PSA's.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log), and continue to work with Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore (CEDARR) and the Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (PAADA) to proactively address drug addiction prevention.
The Oregon Meth Task Force (note 2) concluded it work and issued a final report:
* Governor's Press Release
* Final Report
The Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (note 3) concluded it's work and a new comprehensive Governor's Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (note 1) was established by the 2009 Oregon legislature.
Continue a fifth federal "hot spot" meth grant from the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) section, to support the Lincoln County Youth Film Program, Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team, and the Lincoln County Drug Endangered Children Program.

2008-2009

Continue to work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth. Presentation materials, entitled Meth Epidemic Solutions, from the 1st global meth conference in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 15, 2008:
* PowerPoint slides (PDF) (2.06mb)
* Brochure (PDF) (470kb)
* Law Review Article (PDF) (454kb)
Work with the Oregon Meth Task Force (note 2) and the Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (note 3) to prepare for the 2009 regular session of the Oregon Legislature to further restore and enhance science-based prevention, enforcement, and treatment resources in Oregon.
Continue and expand the services of the Lincoln County Drug Court Program.
Secure a fifth federal "hot spot" meth grant from the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) section, to support the the Lincoln County Youth Film Program, Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team, and the Lincoln County Drug Endangered Children Program. NOTE: That grant was secured in the Fall of 2008.
Assist the Lincoln County Commission on Children and Families secure a five to ten year community prevention grant for the Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (PAADA). NOTE: That grant was secured in the Fall of 2008.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log), and continue to work with Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore (CEDARR) and the Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (PAADA) to proactively address drug addiction prevention.

2007-2008

Work with the Governor's Meth Task Force (note 2), the Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (note 3), and the Oregon Medical Association Meth Task Force (note 4) to prepare for the 2008 short session and 2009 regular session of the Oregon Legislature to further restore and enhance science-based prevention, enforcement, and treatment resources in Oregon.
Continue to work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth.
Continue and expand the services of the Lincoln County Drug Court Program.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log), and continue to work with Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore (CEDARR) and the Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (PAADA) to proactively address drug addiction prevention.

2006-2007

Work with the Governor's Meth Task Force (note 2), the Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (note 3), the Oregon Medical Association Meth Task Force (note 4), and the 2007 Oregon Legislature to pass a second round of meth legislation to restore and enhance science-based prevention, enforcement, and treatment resources in Oregon.
Continue to work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth.
Implement the Lincoln County Drug Court Program.
Secure a fourth federal "hot spot" meth grant from the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) section. That grant was secured and: (1) Continued administrative support for the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team; and (2) continued funding for the Lincoln County Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Program.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log) and continue to work with the Siletz Tribal Meth Task Force, renamed Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore (CEDARR), and the Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (PAADA) to proactively address drug addiction prevention.
Help to secure funding and community support for expanded treatment and recovery support services.
Organize and conduct a Lincoln County Meth Summit III to feature the next round of Lincoln County Youth Film Program PSA's produced by students in Lincoln County's three charter schools.

2005-2006

Work with Congress to pass effective federal legislation to address the meth epidemic. In early 2006, Congress passed the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA).
Continue to work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth.
Secure a third federal "hot spot" meth grant from the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) section. That grant was secured and: (1) Replaced additional aging Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team equipment; (2) continued Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team administrative support; (3) continued funding for the Lincoln County Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Program; and (4) is funded a second round of the Lincoln County Youth Film Program, featuring broadcast quality public service announcements (television commercials) written, produced, and directed by students at all three Lincoln County charter schools.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log) and continue to work with the Siletz Tribal Meth Task Force and the Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (PAADA) to proactively address drug addiction prevention.
Help to secure funding and community support for a Lincoln County drug court. That funding was secured in the Summer of 2006.

2004-2005

Further update Oregon ’s meth laws. Comprehensive anti-meth legislation was enacted by the 2005 Oregon Legislature (see note 2). At it's core was House Bill 2485.
Continue to work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth.
Secure a second federal "hot spot" meth grant. That grant was obtained and: (1) Replaced additional aging Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team equipment; (2) continued Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team administrative support; (3) funded the Lincoln County Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Program; and (4) funded the Lincoln County Youth Film Program, featuring broadcast quality public service announcements (television commercials) written, produced, and directed by high school and middle school students in Lincoln County.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log).
Establish the Oregon Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (OADEC) (with Marion County). OADEC has since expanded statewide, and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity that conducts drug endangered children conferences around Oregon, for the purpose of expanding services to all of Oregon's drug endangered children.
Organize a "Lincoln County Meth Summit II: Premier Night," to feature the Lincoln County Youth Film Program PSA's. This Summit was held in May of 2005 at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

2003-2004

Further update Oregon's meth lab (precursor) chemical control laws (2003 Oregon House Bill 2034). This bill was enacted by the 2003 Oregon Legislature (note 5).
Work with partners from other states and nations to control meth labs and meth.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log).
Secure a federal "hot spot" meth grant from the US Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) section. That grant was obtained and: (1) Provided the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team with meth lab response and safety equipment; (2) replaced other aging Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team equipment; and (3) provided Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team with administrative support.
Organize and conduct a "Lincoln County Meth Summit" (which was held in May of 2004 at Salishan Lodge in Gleneden Beach).

2002-2003

Help restore the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team.
Continue meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log).

2001-2002

Begin meth awareness campaign (Presentation Log).
Rewrite Oregon's meth lab (precursor) chemical control laws. 2001 Oregon House Bill 3661. This bill was enacted by the 2001 Oregon Legislature (note 6).

NOTES:

1. In August of 2009, Lincoln County Sheriff Dennis Dotson was appointed to the newly created Governor's Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.

2. In January of 2004, Assistant County Counsel (now District Attorney) Rob Bovett was appointed to the newly formed Governor's Meth Task Force, where he served as Chair of the Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Subcommittee, and later as Chair of the Task Force. As a result, the comprehensive 2005 Oregon anti-meth legislation included not only Lincoln County's initiatives, but much more, under the leadership of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, the Meth Task Force, and the Meth Caucus of the Oregon Legislature, which included Senator Ginny Burdick (D-Portland), Representative Wayne Kreiger (R-Coos Bay), Senator Roger Beyer (R-Molalla), and Representative Greg Macpherson (D-Lake Oswego). At it's core was House Bill 2485.

3. In July of 2005, Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall was appointed to the Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, which advises the state on how to prevent and treat addiction to alcohol and other drugs. The Council has issued a comprehensive plan for Re-building Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery entitled "The Domino Effect."

4. In December 0f 2005, Assistant County Counsel Rob Bovett was appointed to the newly formed Oregon Medical Association's Amphetamine Task Force, created to address the role of the physician and what the medical community can do in addressing meth abuse, by focusing on physician education through a variety of avenues and supporting legislation that deals with meth.

5. In 2003, we attempted to include a provision in the bill to require that products containing pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient necessary to make meth, be kept behind the counter. Those efforts were strongly opposed by the pharmaceutical and retail lobbies, and were therefore not successful. The bill was enacted, without that provision, by the 2003 Oregon Legislature.

6. In 2000, Assistant County Counsel Rob Bovett, who also serves as Legal Counsel for the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT), was appointed as Legal Counsel for the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association (ONEA). As a result, legislative meth initiatives were henceforth on behalf of Lincoln County, LINT, and ONEA.

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