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Highlights of what Alberta is doing about methamphetamine 2006 Crystal Meth Task Force holding consultation meetings across Alberta (April 30, 2006)   AADAC to expand services in support of the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (April 26, 2006)   Bill 2: Drug-endangered Children Act is introduced in the Alberta Legislature New legislation aims to protect children exposed to drug manufacturing and trafficking (February 23, 2006)   Premier Klein talks about crystal meth in his 2006 TV Address (February 21, 2006)   Watch the video Premier's Address 2006 website 2005 Alberta shelves main ingredient of crystal meth (December 15, 2005)   Premier's task force focused on solutions to crystal meth threat (December 6, 2005)   AADAC youth detoxification and residential treatment programs incorporating specific protocols for methamphetamine (a total of 24 treatment beds) were opened in Edmonton and Calgary (November 2005). Youth may remain in treatment up to one year. New youth treatment beds included as part of Alberta Drug Strategy to combat addiction (November 17, 2005)   AADAC opens youth detoxification and treatment beds (November 8, 2005)   New crystal meth task force to be headed by Colleen Klein (October 20, 2005)   AADAC produced two television ads addressing crystal meth and other drug use. The ads began airing in October 2005. AADAC launches TV ads to raise awareness of dangers of crystal methamphetamine (October 12, 2005)   AADAC hosted a forum for community and drug coalitions (October 2005) that provided opportunities to share ideas, and allowed community members interested in developing a coalition to learn from the experience of others.   The Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act received Royal Assent on May 19, 2005. The Act comes into force on July 1, 2006 and gives parents the authority to place their children (under age 18) into a mandatory drug detoxification program.   The Alberta National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program partnership was established in January 2005 to develop an action plan on crystal meth for Alberta First Nations. 2004 Alberta Workshop on Methamphetamine: An Environmental Scan (Red Deer, September 2004). The workshop brought together more than 300 professionals and community members to discuss methamphetamine and develop recommendations for a co-ordinated provincial response. 2003 Forsyth to study meth problem in United States (November 6, 2003)   A Cross Ministry Working Group on Methamphetamine was established in July 2003 and is ongoing. Sources: Co-ordinated Alberta response to methamphetamine (pdf) October 2005; Alberta Communications Network photo courtesy of Edmonton Police Service   Office of the Premier Home | Search | Contact Us | Privacy Statement The user agrees to the terms and conditions set out in the Copyright and Disclaimer statement. © 2009 Government of Alberta