ADP: California Counties Receive $4.1 Million for Methamphetamine Treatment.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. , Mendocino and San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. were among the 11 U.S. counties chosen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS to receive three-year grants to treat methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. abuse in rural communities. "Methamphetamine is a powerful and dangerous stimulant drug Noun 1. stimulant drug - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process excitant, stimulant amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of that physically destroys addicts and tears apart families," said Kathryn P. Jett, director of the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. ). "These grants will assist us in treating methamphetamine addicts in some of California's publicly funded treatment programs." On any given day in California, there are more than 33,000 people in publicly funded treatment for methamphetamine addiction, and it is estimated that there are up to 500,000 methamphetamine users in California. Admissions to treatment for methamphetamine addiction have steadily increased, and California now leads the nation with the largest methamphetamine treatment population. In Kern County, methamphetamine addiction accounted for approximately 51 percent of publicly funded treatment admissions in 2003-2004, followed by Mendocino at 46 percent and San Mateo at 26 percent. Kern County Rural Targeted Capacity Expansion Project will receive $1.4 million to expand adult outpatient methamphetamine treatment services. Mendocino County Department of Public Health was awarded $1.5 million to increase capacity treatment services to help an additional 360 methamphetamine users. San Mateo County Human Services Agency received $1.1 million to serve the rural low and moderate-income population. For more information, log on to www.adp.ca.gov. |
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