CLEVELAND - About 75 people have banded together to attack the methamphetamine problem in northeast Georgia.
The idea was conceived by Helen Fincher Hardman and other members of her family because of the direct impact the meth problem has had on them.
"People don't talk about it," Hardman said, "and for a long time we wouldn't. But then we thought 'this is ridiculous' and we started talking about it and found there were so many people just like we were who had problems but didn't know where to go, how to get help."
And, so, the White county Meth Task Force was born "because there's no first line to help people," Hardman added. "They don't know where treatment providers are, they don't know what to do with their child gets arrested..."
Hardman says the task force, which was formed last January, is not just for people in White County but is already drawing membership and interest from Hall, Habersham, Lumpkin and Rabun, as well.
It has already started a "Backpack Kit" program which provides emergency clothing and other essentials to children taken from the homes of meth-addicted parents.
The 75 people who make up the task force include two judges, a district attorney and a sheriff , according to Hardman, as well as a number of private citizens, most of whom have been affected in one way or another by the methamphetamine problem.
For information on the White County Meth Task Force, you can call 1-706-865-2378.
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October 25th, 2024
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