Pubdate: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 Source: Olympian, The (WA) Section: Regional News Briefs Copyright: 2003, The Olympian Contact: http://www.theolympian.com/forms/lettrfrm.shtml Website: http://www.theolympian.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/319 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) STATE PROGRAM ON METH GETS OK FOR FEDERAL FUNDS SOUTH SOUND -- Three million dollars in funding for the Washington State Meth Initiative has been secured in the omnibus appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives last week, U.S. Rep. Brian Baird announced. Baird said he also worked to retain level funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. Both are critical in the fight against methamphetamine in Southwest Washington, Baird said in a press release. The meth initiative funds cleanup, treatment and prevention programs. The high intensity program helps law enforcement agencies obtain information on drug dealers, analyze seized materials and train officers. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk