The Impact of Methamphetamine on
Agriculture, Health Care and Child Welfare
         
November 10, 2005
The Interstate Center
2301 West Market Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61704
Directions
         
The conference is organized by a committee that includes representatives from the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, the Department of Agriculture, the Mennonite School of Nursing, and Project X at Illinois State University. The committee also includes members a variety of government and state organizations, including GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm Bureau, Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, Chestnut Health Systems, and the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association. The focus of the conference is on health and safety issues regarding methamphetamine, legal initiatives to respond to the problem, and the current state of treatment for methamphetamine abuse.
         
         
To download registration brochure click here.

Questions about the conference should be directed to:

Ms. Linda Henderson
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
528 South 5th Street #211
Springfield, IL 62701
217-522-1129
         
         

NEW!!!

A second full-day methamphetamine conference featuring Richard Rawson and specifically focusing on treatment and drug court issues.

This conference will be held November 9th at the Interstate Center in Bloomington, IL.

For a tentative schedule click here.
For registration information click here.

(Note: Registration for the two conferences is separate and
conducted by two different organizations.)
         
         

The Impact of Methamphetamine on
Agriculture, Health Care and Child Welfare
The Interstate Center in Bloomington Illinois
Thursday, November 10th

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

8:00-8:40          Registration

8:40-9:00          Opening Keynote: Philip Nelson, President of the Illinois Farm Bureau

9:00-9:45          The Nature and Extent of the Methamphetamine Problem in Illinois
                          Bruce Liebe, Illinois State Police

9:45-10:00        BREAK 

10:00-11:30      Keynote Address: Dr. Richard Rawson, Associate Director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

11:30-1:00        Luncheon Speakers
                                       Area Legislators
                                       Misty Cobb, recovering methamphetamine user

1 :00-1:45          Keynote Address: Attorney General Lisa Madigan
                                       Methamphetamine and the Law: The Illinois Attorney General’s Office

Panels 2:00-3:15 

Agriculture
             Environmental Impact of Methamphetamine Production
                          Gary Steele, Illinois EPA

Health Care
             Methamphetamine and Medical Concerns with Children
                          Dr. Deanna St. Germain, SIU School of Medicine 

Child Welfare
             Methamphetamine and the Child Welfare Response
                          Nancy Roncancio, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)

BREAK 3:15-3:30

Panels 3:30-4:45

Agriculture
             Methamphetamine and Safety Issues in the Farm Community
                          Doug DeFilippo, Safety Services Manager, GROWMARK, Inc.

Health Care and Child Welfare
             Safety Concerns of Health and Child Welfare Workers
                          Randy Webber, Chestnut Health Services

Community Effects and Issues
             Organizing the Community to Respond to Methamphetamine
                          CAMA (Coalition Against Methamphetamine Abuse of Edgar and Clark Counties)
         
Web Page Maintained by Ralph Weisheit at raweish@ilstu.edu
Last Updated: October 27, 2005