Delta Meth Task Force
I think that this is truly the first step in how we stop people from going to prison for addiction. It's all about wrap-around services from the entire community. Working together to solve the problems that lead to addiction. It's a deeper analysis of what is going on in people's lives and what the community can do to create solutions, it's a lot of extra steps, but it will certainly be worth it in the long run. DELTA — Like other many other counties in Colorado, Delta has a problem with methamphetamine abuse and the newly formed Delta Meth Task Force believes the solution is to get the whole community involved. The Delta task force is following Mesa County’s lead in creating community-based meth treatment, task force member and clinical psychologist Nick Taylor said, but it will be tailored more to a small town because Delta can’t afford to build a treatment facility such as the one Mesa County is planning. Montrose County also is following Mesa County’s lead with a community-based approach to fighting the meth menace, said Sgt. Paul Eller of the Montrose Police Department. The Montrose Meth Coalition formally announced its existence Friday and will hold its first news conference Monday at 9 a.m. at Centennial Plaza next to Montrose City Hall in the 400 block of First Street. “We’ve met a couple of times, and our first goal is to collect data,” he said, adding he learned about the “wonderful work” of the Mesa County Meth Free Coalition at a conference. Delta County has recruited more volunteers than Montrose because it got started earlier. But the goal is the same, Eller said, to get community members involved in a solution. Delta County has recruited more volunteers than Montrose because it got started earlier. But the goal is the same, Eller said, to get community members involved in a solution. Several have already signed on, including City Council members, medical professionals, schools, public health officials, business people and law enforcement.
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