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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, April 2, 2008 i3B-'guiiag:i iii maw A3 Mctli Addiction Continued from Al the ups and downs, pains, hurts, worries, all of that. I used meth to numb those feelings but I've learned a better way now. They teach you about recognizingyour thoughts and feelings ... They teach you things like your relapse cycle, what gets you into that phase where you want to use." "I just can't say enough really about the people and how they reached out. There are people in this community that understand addiction. They don't classify you as a bad person. They just see you need help and they are willing to give it." Taylor has been clean for two and a half years now and though he still struggles daily, he clings to the hope he's gained through his recovery so far. "Don't give up hope on yourself your-self or someone who is using. It may take several times trying to get off that drug," he explained. "It may take many many times before you reach a point where you realize you are up against a wall and it is a live or die situation. situa-tion. Often times it takes getting to that point before you realize you need to get help. Hopefully when they do get to that point, there is someone there." If someone you know is using us-ing meth, create a plan to talk to them about the problem and the treatment options that are available. Some advice from Robin Taylor, Northeastern Counseling prevention specialist, is to stay calm and be persistent. Be ready for an angry response or denial; you may need to have numerous discussions. Remember that success suc-cess is up to the individual. If the Naples seeks on downtown Naples' mayor and city council are working hard to bring about their vision of the city. Staff has been working with Tracy Stockng & Associates, an architectural archi-tectural firm from the Wasatch Front to develop a master plan of the downtown Naples area. "We envision a downtown center with shops, restaurants, ' atheater, and other retail venues which will beofbenefitto the citizens citi-zens of Naples and surrounding areas," said Greg Piatt, planner for Naples. In addition to retail development, develop-ment, the plan will also incorporate incorpo-rate facilities for other industries which Naples will try to attract to the city. "We have some very basic preliminary plans, but what we really need is for the people of user is a minor in your care you have the right to seek medical drug screening. Finally, do not enable use. Let them suffer their own consequences. She also offered some key points on following through with the intervention: Offer support but tell them the meth use must stop Detail what you will do to help them Detail what you are not willing will-ing to do Involve the person in the plan to stop Seek professional help Keep commitments you make Good people can get addicted to meth. Never give up. Meth addiction is serious but recovery is possible. As Taylor said, "Thankfully no one threw me away. They could have. They could have locked me up and thrown the key away and called me nothing but a problem. But I've gained a greater appreciation and respect by someone being there reaching out a helping hand for me. Doing that for one another makes this a better com-munity." com-munity." If you or someone you know need treatment for methamphat-amine methamphat-amine use, contact Northeastern Counseling at 789-6300, 1140 West 500 South in Vernal. This is part five of a five part series examining methamphet-amine methamphet-amine use in the Uintah Basin. Share comments about this article on www.vernal.com. Online resources www.endmethnow.org www.crystalmeth.org www.methresources.gov www.drugfree.org www.timetotalk.org www.tricountyhealth.com public input mater plan Naples to come out and join the planning effort," said Piatt. "We want this to be a project that the whole city is involved in, so that in the end we get exactly what the community wants." The city scheduled a series of meetings for public input. The first meeting will be on April 9 at 7 p.m. at Naples Elementary School. The other two meetings will be on April 23 and May 7 at the same time and place. "This is a great opportunity for Naples to take part in the economic development that is happening throughout the Valley," Val-ley," said Piatt. Copies of the reports given to Naples so far can be found on the Naples Web site, www. naplescityut.gov. DWR seeks donations to nongame wildlife fund A few days are still left to help , songbirds, river otters and other wildlife that people don't hunt or fish. You can help by giving a few dollars to Utah's Nongame Wildlife Wild-life Fund before the income tax deadline on April 15. To give a donation, go to line 19 on your 2007 Utah State Income Tax form and enter code 01 and the amount you want to donate. If you've already filed your taxes, there's another way you can provide Utah's nongame wildlife with some much-needed . help. "Most Utahns don't realize it, but hunters and anglers provide pro-vide almost all of the funding to . managethestate'swildlife,"said Greg Sheehan, Administrative Services Section chief for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "Hunters and anglers provide this funding when they buy hunting and fishing licenses and equipment," Sheehan said. "Because "Be-cause sportsmen are paying the cost to manage Utah's wildlife, we use most of the money we. receive from them to manage . wildlife that people hunt or fish , for." Money from the nongame . wildlife fund is used differently. "Money from the fund is used : entirely to help wildlife for which people don't hunt or fish, " Shee-; Shee-; han says. "For people who care about nongame wildlife, donating donat-ing to the fund is a convenient , and easy way to help. " If you've already filed your . taxes, you can still help. The , DWR accepts donations for nongame wildlife throughout the year. : You can send your donation to Division of Wildlife Resources, PO Box 146301, Salt Lake City, . UT84114-6301.Pleaseindicate, either on the check or on a note . attached to the check, that the '; money is for Utah's Nongame I Wildlife Fund. Last year, Utah taxpayers gave more than $37,000 to the Utah Nongame Wildlife Fund. The DWR uses these funds to support several important programs. pro-grams. For example, the DWR s nongame avian program uses the money to survey raptor and songbird populations in Utah. Information obtained through the surveys allows biologists to make decisions that will help ensure birds as common as yellow warblers and American robins, and as rare as peregrine falcons and yellow-billed cuckoos, thrive for years to come. The DWR has also used the money to learn more about the amount of habitat that's available avail-able in Utah for Mexican spotted owls. Biologists developed this habitat model using GIS technology tech-nology and results from almost 15 years spent surveying owls in Utah's remote canyons. Biologists in the DWR's non-game non-game mammals program use nongame wildlife fund money to help endangered and sensitive species. Through their work, river otters now live in southern south-ern Utah, a black-footed ferret population is establishing itself in the northeastern part of the state and important information about pygmy rabbits and prairie dogs is being gathered. "We appreciate every dollar we receive from Utah's taxpayers," taxpay-ers," said Kevin Bunnell, mammals mam-mals program coordinator for the DWR. "The more funding we receive, the more we can do to keep these animals off the federal Endangered Species list." Our Ad$ are worth the time in the... Express 54 North Vomal Avenue Verrwl, Utah -435-789-3511 www.vernal.com State seeks to curb underage drinking During the months of March though May, teenagers throughout through-out Utah are engaged in spring break vacations, proms and graduation parties. This is a critical time to focus on underage drinking. On Tuesday, April 8, teens and parents will meet at Uintah River High School at one of 28 town hall meetings scheduled across the state with the intent to decrease underage drinking. Utah views underage drinking as a serious issue. In September 2006, the Utah Legislature funded a media campaign called ParentsEmpowered.org which was designed to prevent and reduce underage drinking in Utah by providing parents with information about the harmful effects of alcohol. Underage drinking is not isolated iso-lated to just college or high school age youth. According to a recent survey by R&R Partners almost 59 percent of Utah parents are unaware that sixth graders are Middle school prinicpal will retire this year Uintah School District announced an-nounced last week that Ed Johnson, John-son, principal of Vernal Middle School, will retire at the end of this school year. Debbie Chatham has accepted the assignment as principal of Vernal Middle School. Andy McKea will continue as the assistant as-sistant principal. "He and his skill with young people will be missed by the district," dis-trict," said district officials in a press release this week. "We have full confidence that Chatham and McKea will do very well at the middle school." The district also learned last week that the Vernal Middle School remodel is behind schedule. sched-ule. The builders will concentrate their efforts to have enough classrooms, office space, and other facilities finished by August to allow sixth graders to return safely from Naples Elementary. District officials expect the rest of the building will be ready for the seventh grade program to return from the Vernal Junior High annex during the winter holiday break in December. drinking. In addition, 31 percent of kids who said they had been drunk last year, had parents who believed their children were non-drinkers. non-drinkers. Utah also utilizes data collected col-lected from a statewide survey called the Utah Student Health and Risk Protection Survey (SHARP) to assess adolescent substance use. According to the 2007 SHARP approximately 23 percent of surveyed eight-graders have sampled alcohol. By the time they graduate from high school, nearly 38 percent of Utah kids will have experimented with alcohol. Utah has some of the strictest strict-est laws in the nation regarding the consumption of alcohol and clearly prohibits retail alcohol sales to minors. Perhaps the most important change that needs to be made is in our own attitudes about underage drinking. drink-ing. Communities need parents to communicate clear rules and expectations about alcohol consumption con-sumption to their children. "We let parents know that if a child gets through age 21 without with-out smoking, abusing alcohol or using illegal drugs then heshe will probably never use those substances," said Ben Reaves Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Prevention Program Manager. Alcohol use threatens the safe and healthy development of more young people than any other substance -even more than tobacco and illicit drugs. Utah's Town Hall Meetings are part of the national effort to increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking and its consequences, and encourage individuals, families, and communities com-munities to address the problem. On March 10, 2008, Cedar City held the first of the scheduled Utah Town Hall Meetings on Underage Drinking and had 950 people in attendance. 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