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One of the main objectives of the Anti-Meth Campaign is to dispel the myth that recovery from meth addiction is impossible and that treatment does not work. Treatment is, in fact, effective and does work. Treatment success rates for meth addiction are similar to those of other hard drugs.

Methresources.gov is available to connect people to treatment resources where they live. Call 800-662-HELP for the National Treatment Referral Service, or click to visit SAMHSA's Online Treatment Facility Locator.

Or if you live in one of the eight states below where the campaign is currently running, please feel free to contact your state resource directly.

Alaska
Alaska Health and Social Services
1-800-465-4828

California
California Alcohol and Drug Programs
866-STP-METH

Illinois
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
866-213-0548
-or-
Prevention First
800-252-8951

Indiana
Meth Free Indiana
877-855-METH

Iowa
Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center
866-242-4111

Kentucky
Kentucky Department for Mental Health
800-374-9146

Oregon
Oregon Department of Human Services
800-923-HELP
877-515-7848 (espãnol)

Washington
Washington State Alcohol/Drug Help Line
800-562-1240
 
Meth Treatment Works
Treatment for meth abuse works if people have sufficient access to care, according to a team of researchers from the University of Iowa. The researcher, who reviewed existing treatment options and made recommendations for areas of research, found that time makes the most difference in the treatment of meth addiction. The effects of meth can last up to 6 months for just one use, and for this reason it takes much longer to treat someone with meth addiction than it does for cocaine or heroin.

Meth users need more time to detox and participate in treatments (which are cognitive). The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, also recommended exploring whether certain prescription drugs might be used to treat meth addiction.

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