Meth Action Council Research Project
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom A
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
The Meth Action Council Resource Project focused on the drug problems, with an emphasis on Methamphetamines, which affect Kittitas County. This data collection project was designed to gain a picture of the drug cases and trends in Kittitas County. Along with the Meth Action Team, the Kittitas County Community Network Coalition had a large hand in the research and data collection. The Meth Action team was formed in 1993 and their main goal has been the awareness and the prevention of the usage of Methamphetamines. The data was gathered using the Prosecutor’s files of felony drug cases. The focus was on identifying the trends from a time period of 2004 through 2011 and then looked at each drug individually. In addition, the drug cases were broken out by gender, age, county of residence, repeat offenders, and poly vs. single drugs involved in the cases. At the conclusion of this project, the evidence of Meth usage in Kittitas County shows a drastic decrease. Although it still holds the number 2 spot in popularity for drug usage, the instance at which Meth is being used is steadily declining.
Recommended Citation
Hankins, Holly, "Meth Action Council Research Project" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 51.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/posters/51
Poster Number
17
Additional Mentoring Department
Law & Justice
Meth Action Council Research Project
SURC Ballroom A
The Meth Action Council Resource Project focused on the drug problems, with an emphasis on Methamphetamines, which affect Kittitas County. This data collection project was designed to gain a picture of the drug cases and trends in Kittitas County. Along with the Meth Action Team, the Kittitas County Community Network Coalition had a large hand in the research and data collection. The Meth Action team was formed in 1993 and their main goal has been the awareness and the prevention of the usage of Methamphetamines. The data was gathered using the Prosecutor’s files of felony drug cases. The focus was on identifying the trends from a time period of 2004 through 2011 and then looked at each drug individually. In addition, the drug cases were broken out by gender, age, county of residence, repeat offenders, and poly vs. single drugs involved in the cases. At the conclusion of this project, the evidence of Meth usage in Kittitas County shows a drastic decrease. Although it still holds the number 2 spot in popularity for drug usage, the instance at which Meth is being used is steadily declining.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Charles Reasons