Methamphetamine Abuse Conference

More than 100 people are expected to attend this Thursday's Methamphetamine Abuse conference being run by MCC's Homeland Security program.  Keynote speakers Attorney General Martha Coakley and Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone will be teaming with professors from Harvard and Yale Medical Schools, as well as experts in law, public health and education to spend the day examining the threats posed by methamphetamine (meth) abuse and what can be done to counter its dangers.

According to Terrence Downes, MCC's Executive Director of the Program on Homeland Security, meth abuse is a growing problem in other parts of the country.  "It's terribly addictive, and the profits are enormous, therefore it seems likely that meth will soon become a major problem for the New England region as well," Downes said.  "For this conference, we have assembled a powerful cross-section of experts from the fields of medicine, public health and law enforcement to bring the latest and most accurate information to the professionals in our region who will have to respond to any upsurge in meth use in our area."

Among the topics that are going to be covered at the daylong conference will be medical and legal issues, critical concerns for law enforcement and municipal departments that encounter meth labs, society's response, the environmental threat to children, and building prevention strategies.

The conference will be held Thursday, June 7, at MCC's Bedford Campus Center, 591 Springs Road, Bedford, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Slots are still available.  To register, call 1-800-818-3434 or contact Terry Downes directly at 978-656-3103.