McConnell Honors Kentuckian Frank Rapier for Decades of Service to Combating Illegal Drug Abuse
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the Senate floor Wednesday in honor of C. Frank Rapier, the executive director of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, who will be retiring this month after 46 years of service to Kentucky:
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KNOA Names Rogers "Congressman of the Year"
LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) was named "Congressman of the Year" by the Kentucky Narcotics Officers’ Association (KNOA) during the organization’s annual conference on Monday, October 17, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. read more
(Photo at right) 2011 KNOA Legislative Awards: Tommy Loving, KNOA Executive Director; KY Representative of the Year, Linda Belcher; Vic Brown, KNOA President; KY Senator of the Year, Tom Jensen; Congressman of the Year, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers
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• Kentucky in top 3 for meth incidents despite tracking laws (Jan. 10, 2011)
On KET Kentucky Tonight, Immediate Past President Stan Salyards discusses the need to make PSE a prescription drug...
Economic Study Estimates Meth Abuse Costs the U.S. $23.4 Billion
Washington, D.C.—February 4, 2009—A RAND Corporation study released today, "The Economic
Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005," estimates the national cost of Meth abuse is
$23.4 billion. The study represents the first time that a comprehensive assessment of the annual costs of
methamphetamine abuse has been analyzed on a national scale. more... (pdf document)
The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005
This monograph presents the first national estimate of the economic cost of methamphetamine
(meth) use in the United States. Our analysis suggests that the economic cost of meth use in
the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005. Given the uncertainty in estimating the costs
of meth use, this study provides both a lower-bound estimate of $16.2 billion and an upperbound
estimate of $48.3 billion. more... (pdf document)