Hundreds get meth prevention training in Valencia County

o get the public involved in preventing meth use. community members and fit responders spent some time this morning learning more about meth. the valencia county district attorney says it's a huge problem and people are still lacking the information they need to curb it. heather mills is live in belen where the training session just ended. antoinette.. we've all seen the pictures.. and know how bad it is.. but the fact is.. here in new mexico.. meth has outpaced all the other drugs
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12:00 pm including marijuana and cocaine. it's for that reason that the attorney generals office has created this program called "train the trainer." basically they're going to spots all over the state to educate community leaders about meth.. what to look for .. how its used.. and what to do if you find it. a spokesperson for the a-g's office says it's a call to action for everyone. . "They're looking in their neighborhood associations, they're looking in their neighborhoods. Are there some people that are around that shouldn't be aournd. Are there things, trash, things that look not so great." budris told me they've already trained more than 500 people state-wide.. and they know those folks are going out and training others because they're calling and asking for more brochures and dvds. the valencia county d-a told me after this training session wraps up.. he plans to have more in this area. reporting live from belen, heather mills kob eyewitness news four.

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