A Colorado group is doing its best to fight the scourge of a highly addictive drug popular in rural communities.
As KUSA reports,the Colorado Meth Project is spreading a message of hope, and they believe it’s working. And the numbers agree: between 2005 and 2015, Meth use in teenagers dropped by 40 percent. Kent MacLennan is executive director of the program. He says the project is still staying hot on the trail of making sure teens are aware of the dangers of the drug.
To that end, the Meth Project has launched the “Life or Meth” campaign. The group has hosted a national video contest over the past year, asking people to create the next big commercial for their campaign. The winning commercial depicts a sister discovering that her meth-addicted brother has broken into her house. MacLennan says the winning ad shows a different aspect of meth addiction.