Pubdate: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 Source: Times-Standard (Eureka, CA) Copyright: 2009 Times-Standard Contact: http://www.times-standard.com/writeus Website: http://www.times-standard.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1051 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) BATTLE AGAINST METH WORTH FIGHTING Fighting a problem as pervasive and damaging as the methamphetamine scourge will take a partnership that spans the gamut from public to private, religious to secular. We therefore applaud the efforts of the new nonprofit organization, Business Against Methamphetamine Use, for its groundbreaking efforts to raise money for a public agency charged with exterminating the drug. Methamphetamine, as most are aware, is a heinous drug that has had an extreme detrimental impact on our society over the past few decades. To this mind-warping drug can be attributed a recent and massive spike in property crime, not to mention the breakdown of millions of families and the destruction of millions of life. Any effort to contribute to the ongoing efforts to lessen its impact should be encouraged. Businesses Against Methamphetamine Use has organized the 2009 Chicken Wing Fest with the intent to raise funds with a chicken-wing-cooking contest set for Sept. 12 at Eureka's Adorni Center. The proceeds will then be donated to Humboldt County Department Health and Human Services' ongoing anti-meth campaign. We encourage the community to mark their calendars and attend. Every cent raised in this effort is money well-spent in an effort to reclaim our community. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom