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11
May 2000
North County Doctors Train to Spot Meth-Exposed
Kids
What:
Officials from the County's Meth Strike Force and Drug Endangered
Children's Program will teach North County medical providers how to
identify and care for children exposed to methamphetamine.
Who:
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Dr.
Wendy K. Wright, Children's Hospital and Health Center |
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Rhonda
Oliver, San Diego County Child Protective Services |
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Tom
Manning, San Diego County Deputy District Attorney |
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Linda
Bridgeman-Smith, Meth Strike Force Vista Partners Project |
Why:
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208
children have been removed from meth environments since 1998. |
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90
percent of lab seizures take place in San Diego's North County. |
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Meth
is most prolific illicit drug problem in San Diego's North County. |
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Children
were removed from half the labs seized by the county in 1998.
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When:
Friday, May 12, 2000, 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Where:
Tri-City Hospital, Assembly Rooms B-C
Details:
Pictures of sites available. Interviews with DEC team available after
medical training. Training will last approximately one hour. |
