Meth @ MindSay 
June 20, 2008, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) On June 27, 2008, Conversations with Cops at the Watering Hole will feature a conversation with Former San Francisco Police Department Inspector Linda Flanders and Red Wing Police Department Chief of Police Tim Sletten about community prevention tactics and methamphetamine addiction.
Program Date: June 27, 2008
Program Time: 2100 hours, Pacific
Topic: Methamphetamine - Community Prevention Tactics
Listen Live:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2008/06/28/Methamphetamine-Community-Prevention-Tactics
About the Guests
In the 1970s, Linda Flanders was the first female police officer to join the Mill Valley police Department (California). By 1980, she had moved across the bay and joined the San Francisco Police Department. During her career she was promoted to the rank of Inspector and trained as a Child Interview Specialist. Linda Flanders worked for several years in the Juvenile Division’s Child Sexual Assault Detail.
Linda Flanders has a degree in Criminal Justice and became a Movement Education Teacher in 1991. Since 1999, she has worked as an independent educational filmmaker and, co-developed the “The Movie Making Process©” as a learning and teaching tool for today’s kids. Using a mix of art education, pop-culture and digital technology the process has developed into the 21st Century Prevention Program. The original work, “The Movie Making Process”© was recently nominated by the State of Wisconsin as their “Most Promising Prevention Program”.
Linda Flanders has published several articles on alternative learning styles and children who exhibit atypical behavior. And, is the author of the self-help Cinema-therapy book for teens Hollywood Endings and How To Get One. The prevention program for communities is called The Northern Lights; Shining The Light on the Meth-edemic and mixes entertainment and education to deal with methamphetamine specifically and addiction in general. Linda Flanders’ current project is to work with communities nationwide on the prevention program and evaluation, document it in a peer-reviewed article and submit the findings to the National Institute of Health as a model program. She is actively looking for communities to join this endeavor. www.taprootinc.com
Chief of Police Tim Sletten worked his way up through the ranks of the Red Wing Police Department (Minnesota) and was appointed Chief in 2004. He is very active with the town’s community groups and a visual presence at all events. As a small town Chief, he’s learning quickly how to deal with global issues at the local level. He’s an advocate for up-to date training, known for addressing community concerns immediately and recognizes the need to connect with young people through their own interests. Of The Northern Lights; Shining The Light on the Meth-edemic project, Chief Tim Sletten said, “This is the first thing I’ve ever seen that was created specifically for the kids.”
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and life. Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
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Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
The presence of drugged fighters is not unknown in the history of warfare. Yet widespread drug use on the battlefield is now part of protracted conflicts largely fought by nonprofessional combatants that take place in an international system characterized by the process of globalization. From marijuana, khat, hallucinogenic mushrooms, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine to looted pharmaceuticals, irregular fighters have found a ready supply of narcotics to consume for a variety of combat purposes. Such consumption has led to unpredictable fighting, the commission of atrocities, and to the prolongation of internal violence. The presence of intoxicated combatants will continue to be a feature of armed conflict and requires a fuller accounting to adequately prepare policymakers and military planners for future conflicts.
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http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=850
In the Spring of 1999, couple of my Task Force officers, along with myself, were sitting in our office writing reports and discussing several cases that we had just made. Suddenly our supervisor walked in and said "Boys I think we have a meth lab around here somewhere". Wow, did we give him the once over. We called him everything but a crazy man. We were very familiar with methamphetamine but the concept of a meth lab went completely over our heads.
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http://www.police-writers.com/chasing_speed.html
I really wouldn't care that he was a drug dealer, obviously I have no problem with them, lol. The problem is that I suspect it's meth in particular. I am an ex methhead, and I've been sober for a whole two years now, but it makes me fiend to know it's right there. And it's not like when I was using it that it was occasional use. No, I was on it every day, all day, do it until you literally pass out from exhaustion thing. My dad owns/runs his own company so my mom got a very large sum of money when they got divorced and she spent MOST of it on drugs. She has nothing left to show for it, and she and I would both most likely be dead from it by now if she hadn't gotten sentenced to prison. That's when we stopped, when we were forced to.
I'm glad that I don't let my drug use control my life anymore. Yes, I am a huge pothead, but I don't even smoke all the time when the people around me are smoking. I think it's fine to use drugs, but it's not fine to let drugs use you. As with anything there has to be some level of responsibility and limitation.
I will never touch meth again, but sometimes I want to get high so badly that I cry. It gets easier with time, but there's no erasing the past.
Almost a month ago I created a website to help meth addicts. It is a Christ Centered Meth Recovery Group. There are many websites to support meth addicts in there recovery the one MAIN thing that was missing in all this would be that it is not Christ Centered. Many support groups like to try to cover up addicts with the other uses of legal drugs. This to me is a shame!! How in the one can one stay sober by using other drugs?? Sorry its NOT possible ... ... ... Maybe for a very short period than addiction would fuel back into overload.
Here at this website we will take God's Love (and love for one another) and let that be our anti drug. God is the only way that I have stayed clean for these two wonderful years! He has blessed me beyond messure and I want to share that blessing with others!! Here is the website address ... ...
www.christian-meth-support-live.com
I am also open to suggestions to make the website better and more improved!! So thank you all in advance for your input and for helping me to advertise!!
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