The Meth Task Force initiative has enjoyed several years of an aggressive community awareness and education campaign. Concurrently, there has been a dramatic decrease in the methamphetamine abuse in our community. This initiative is concluded at the end of FY2008 but this group will continue offering education and awareness activities as it develops into Substance Abuse (including underage drinking),Violence Education – SAVE Fayette Coalition
Thank you to the following people on the Fayette Meth Taskforce Executive Committee who worked diligently to plan, prepare and present over two dozen workshops, seminars and other presentations during the last three years:
Sgt. Matt Myers- Peachtree City PD/ Taskforce Coordinator
Captain Steve Crawshaw-Fayetteville PD
Debra Johnson
Kevin Freeman & Chante’ Frazier- Grace Harbour Counseling
Dr. Ann JonesPatricia Mowry & Cindy Duncan- Turning Point, A New Direction for Families
Stormy Myers & Carol Sboda- Fayette County school teachers
Mike Swanson- Fayette County Parks and Recreation Department
A Word From… Sgt. Matt Myers, Coordinator
On behalf of the Fayette Meth Taskforce, I would like to thank Becky Smith for her support, and the support of FACTOR, through three years of excellence in community service and education. If it were not for FACTOR’s coordination of the initial Meth Watch workshop in Peachtree City, this taskforce would have never been formed. I applaud your organization for not only facilitating this event, but for investing the time and effort to realize that the meth plague in 2004 and 2005 was a serious threat to the quality of life in this fine county that we call home. From 2004 to 2005, the methamphetamine arrests for the Peachtree City Police Department alone rose approximately 400%. Since 2005, when the Fayette Meth Taskforce was formed, those statistics have decreased back to only one more arrest than before the epidemic started. Obviously, many factors influence these types of statistics, but I know that the efforts of the Fayette Meth Taskforce, made with the support of FACTOR, had a considerable impact on the community awareness of the meth problem in all aspects - inevitably having a positive impact on this dramatic improvement.
It is the service and support of organizations like FACTOR that keeps communities like Fayette County strong, and helps maintain the quality of life that makes this one of the country’s top places to live. Again, I cannot thank you enough for all of your help and investment of time, resources, and funding. FACTOR is truly a blessing to our community.
Thank you,
Matt Myers
Coordinator, Fayette Meth Taskforce
Sergeant, Peachtree City Police Department
