Justice Department launches methamphetamine awareness site
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Posted Nov. 8, 2006 |
By Craig Palmer Washington—With graphic clinical illustration, a U.S. Department of Justice Web site focuses on "meth mouth" and other effects of methamphetamine abuse damaging to individuals, families and communities.
"Meth reduces the amount of protective saliva around the teeth," says the Internet site on methamphetamine awareness. "Meth users also consume excess sugared, carbonated soft drinks, tend to neglect personal hygiene, grind their teeth and clench their jaws, leading to what is commonly called 'meth mouth.' Teeth can eventually fall out of users' mouths—even as they do simple things like eating a sandwich."
Justice says the site at www.usdoj.gov/methawareness  is a model educational presentation for law enforcement, community groups and local leaders. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales will host a national event Nov. 30 as part of Methamphetamine Awareness Day. For more information from the ADA on "meth mouth," visit www.ada.org/goto/methmouth.
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