NEW YORK, NY, August 8, 2006 -- On August 22 from 2-3:30 pm EDT the U.S. Department of Justice will be hosting a free, live interactive webcast and satellite broadcast titled “A Community Partnership Approach to Addressing Meth” to discuss the state of the meth epidemic in our nation’s communities.

Mike Townsend, director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America's Methamphetamine Demand Reduction Program, will be a guest panelist on the program to share insights on meth prevention.

What Will Be Discussed?
Viewers will learn how community policing and partnerships can be used to enhance enforcement activities as well as prevention efforts. Special features of the program will include the following:

• The latest facts on the dangers of meth and the efforts underway across the nation to control its spread
• Examples of how both national and local level partnerships have increased the capacity to identify laboratories, create prevention programs, and protect our children
• Practical advice on starting partnerships and tips for making them work

Who Should Watch?
• Executive and line-level law enforcement professionals
• Community and faith-based leaders, groups, and members
• Public health and social services professionals
• State, tribal, and local government executives
• United States Attorneys' Offices

How Can You Participate?
• 15 to 30 minutes before the program start, log in to watch
• Submit questions to the panel of experts by e-mail
• Download resource materials
• Discuss what you have learned

Unable to Watch the Live Program?
You can view the program from the Department of Justice webcast archives 24/7 for 12 months.