METH MOUTH MEDIA BRIEFING

• Overview
• Articles & Statements (Updated 04/16/08)
• Press Conference Remarks
• Video and Audio News Releases
• Additional Resources
• Contact Information

Overview

The American Dental Association joined federal legislators in announcing support for two bills aimed at preventing and treating “meth mouth,” a condition where teeth can become blackened, stained, rotting and crumbling from methamphetamine addiction.

More than 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine (also known as meth, crank, crystal and speed), which can be swallowed, injected, snorted or smoked, according to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The majority of users range between 18 and 34 years of age.

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Articles & Statements

• ADA Applauds Legislators for “Meth Mouth” Bills (Posted 07/26/07)
• Summaries of Proposed Legislation:
  • Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act (H.R. 3186, S. 1906)
    | PDF file/37k (Updated on 04/16/08)
  • Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act (H.R. 3187, S. 1907)
    | PDF file/39k (Updated on 04/16/08)
• Sponsors, Co-Sponsors and Supporting Organizations:
  • Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act | PDF file/49k
    (Updated on 06/25/08)
  • Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act | PDF file/47k
    (Updated on 06/25/08)
• Methamphetamine Use and Oral Health (October 2005) | PDF file/54k
• Spotting Meth Mouth: Viewpoint by Dr. Kenneth D. Jones Jr., D.D.S., J.D.
  (Posted 08/15/05)

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Press Conference Remarks

• Dr. Robert Brandjord, President, American Dental Association | PDF file/15k

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Video and Audio News Releases

• Video: Meth Mouth: Broadband/3.3MB | Dial up/2.3MB (Posted 09/13/06)
• Audio: Meth Mouth: Three minute version/7MB | One minute version/1MB
  (Posted 07/31/07)

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Additional Resources

• National Institutes of Health:
  NIDA Study Suggests Crystal Methamphetamine Use in Young Adults Higher than Previously Reported  (Posted 06/15/07)

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