Nov 27, 2017 the new documentary meth storm shows how a potent form of meth and a lack of economic opportunity are devastating a rural arkansas community. This left montana as one of the least regulated states when it comes to meth cleanup, says joseph mazzuca, coowner of the meth lab cleanup company in billings. Graphic ads turn around montana teen meth use cbs news. The montana meth project mmp is a montana based nonprofit organization founded by businessman thomas siebel which seeks to reduce methamphetamine use, particularly among teenagers. The montana meth project is a unique and largescale undertaking that aims to prevent teens from using meth for the first time. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. March against meth profiles teens and young adults from around the state of montana as they prepare to march on the state capitol in support of the montana meth project. Um journalism project explores widespread effects of meth in. Mar, 2007 documentary highlights montana s meth problem a documentary focusing on methamphetamine use in montana will air on hbo this month, as part of a series on addiction. Montana antimeth campaign casts frozens elsa as jailbird.
Documentary highlights montana s meth problem a documentary focusing on methamphetamine use in montana will air on hbo this month, as part of a series on addiction. Never has a socalled picture of success sported such a gruesome mug. The montana meth project was so successful that many other states adopted the program and it became the national meth project. The artwork is credited on the ads as created by a montana teen. Montana meth movie on hbo 2 this weekend felony, home. Um student documentary examines montanas meth problem. The montana meth cleanup program mcp administers montana code annotated title 75, chapter 10, part, methamphetamine contaminationindoor property decontamination standards 2005, requiring establishment of decontamination standards and procedures for the cleanup of indoorhabitable property contaminated by the illegal manufacture of meth. The filmmaker, eames yates, speaks with several addicts and recovering. Hbo documentary meth storm explores drugs scourge in rural. Interventions and treatment for problematic use of. Montana meth documentary shows crippling side of drug. The destructive effect of methamphetamines on users. The meth projects researchbased messaging campaignwhich graphically. Montana meth project has a powerful anti meth campaign that gives you a glimpse of how meth and drugs in general, really can transform you into something awful, doing things that no normal person would do.
The meth project takes an unflinching look at the effects of methamphetamine. Montana meth is a personal look at the physical and psychological damage caused by meth, a particularly vicious drug, whose effects range from tooth decay, skin lesions, and paranoia to brain damage, convulsions, and death. Montana meth is a personal look at the physical and psychological damage caused by meth, a particularly vicious drug, whose effects range from tooth decay, skin lesions, and paranoia to brain damage, convulsions, and death the filmmaker, eames yates, speaks with several addicts and recovering addicts whose lives have been crippled by this drug, including 16yearold graham, a former. All at once, images of young faux junkies and their nightmarish trappings became omnipresent on montana s billboards and airwaves and in print media. The film goes inside montana high schools to show teens stepping up to help gather 55,000 signatures, raising awareness among their peers, and leading the march itself. The montana meth project, a nonprofit organization, introduced a largescale, statewide antimethamphetamine campaign in 2005. Montana meth takes a look into the world of crystal meth in a few towns in the state of montana. The mmp set about approaching methamphetamines as a consumer productmarketing issue with the goal of providing montana teens with information on the negative consequences of meth use. The central component of the program is a graphic advertising campaign that portrays methamphetamine users as unhygienic, dangerous, untrustworthy, and exploitive. Scenes of young girls trading sex for drugs, teenagers assaulting their parents for money and emaciated addicts picking at their skin have targeted montanas youth with the message not even once. The slogan unique to each billboard, such as 15 bucks for sex isnt normal. The filmmaker, eames yates, speaks with several addicts and recovering addicts whose. Produced by hbo, 2007, directed by eames yates, montana meth documents the journey of a number of different groups of addicted teens and adults in montana, usa. Scenes of young girls trading sex for drugs, teenagers assaulting their parents for money and emaciated addicts picking at their skin have targeted montana s youth.
It was a first rate documentary and you can get a little teary eyed when you see parents whose kids have died from a drug overdose. Hbo has also partnered with the mmp on a documentary as part of its addiction series. Meth projects primary objective is to reduce firsttime methamphetamine use among montana teens 1217. Education and prevention beats the heck out of a life of addiction or incarceration. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. This highly successful campaign also seems to contradict this same rule for conciseness. Clinical treatment guidelines for alcohol and drug. Since frontline first looked at meth back in 2005, new laws.
The montana meth project is sponsoring a new series of antidrug advertisements designed to inform and perhaps to scare kids about the dangers of methamphetamine use. The above video features a 30 second cut that has been submitted to the montana meth project contest. Living in missouri which has always been plagued by meth usage i applaud montana s efforts in prevention. Montana meth documentary shows crippling side of drug local. Meth contaminated properties in yellowstone county. Since 2005, the montana meth project has run an ambitious, aggressive public education campaign making it the largest advertiser in the state.
Aimed at reducing firsttime teen meth use through education, public service messaging, and community outreach. Mazzuca has cleaned more than 5,000 meth contaminated homes nationally and is a certified training provider in every state where meth decontamination training is required. It must have worked, the meth epidemic has ended here. The slogan for the whole campaign, which is flashed at the end of every ad, is not even once. Montana teenagers are exposed to the advertisements three to five. The main venture of the mmp is a saturationlevel advertising campaign of television, radio, print, and internet ads that graphically depict the negative consequences of methamphetamine use. The montana meth project uses this slogan in their campaign against meth use. Ross lynch fires pucks all over the place as he teaches jay how to be a hockey. Check out the montana meth project with some very eye opening psas. This documentary looks at meth addiction in rural america from the perspective of dealers, users and law enforcement. One of them is the montana meth situation and theres a whole range of other topics. Montana meth explores the physical and psychological damage caused by this particularly vicious drug, whose effects range from tooth decay and skin lesions to brain damage and death. Now on pbs montana meth project tv episode 2007 imdb. Watch meth storm, the original hbo documentary online at or stream on your own device.
The montana meth project seeks to achieve this through a combination of public service announcements and messages, public. All worksheets are available for separate download at. Montana meth is a personal look at the physical and psychological damage caused by meth, a particularly vicious drug, whose effects range from tooth decay, skin lesions, and paranoia to brain damage, convulsions, and death the filmmaker, eames yates, speaks with several addicts and recovering addicts whose lives have been crippled by this drug, including 16yearold graham, a former straight. Um student documentary examines montanas meth problem by.
The montana meth project relies on the montana office of public instructioncdc ybrs data, which does represent all of the teens in the state. Teen drug addict from hbo documentary montana meth found dead in the missouri river. I havent seen any billboards or ads around here for 5 years or more. Strategies for methamphetamine treatment implementation in montana. Evaluating the effectiveness of the montana meth project. Latest news why the montana meth project isnt all its.
Hbos montana meths graham macker found dead in missouri. Montana teenagers are exposed to the advertisements three to five times a week. The majority of the documentary follows a group of young teens who have been hooked on meth for a number of years. Montana meth is a personal look at the devastating physical and. The report, produced by students at the university of montana school of journalism, works to put a face on the new meth user base and explain the effects of an uptick in amphetamine use across the state. It is very stark in its representation of meth addiction. This page gives an overview of the montana methamphetamine treatments. The yrbs data indicates that teenage meth use in montana has declined since the meth projects ad campaign was launched in 2005. Take, for example, the breaking badthemed blue crystal meth cupcake with blue rock candy, mcdonnell says. Applying burkes dramatistic pentad to a persuasive antidrug media campaign.
Meth project, a 501c 3 charitable organization based in helena, montana. The montana meth project and hbo today announced a new documentary entitled montana meth, a onehour film that takes an unflinching look at the debilitating impact of methamphetamine use. Central to the integrated, researchbased campaign is a definitive source for information about meth for teenssupported by hardhitting tv, radio. This is a scene from a film i was supervising producer and coeditor on for hbo. Probably one of the best crystal meth documentaries currently out there. Graham was just 16 when a 2007 hbo documentary showed his rapid descent into the grips of meth. The montana meth effect is an effort to tell the complex web of stories about communities coping with widespread drug use. The documentary was showcased at the myrna loy center wednesday night at a reception for the projects paint the state competition, a montana wide anti meth art contest. It used graphic tv and billboard ads to discourage youth from trying meth the first time. Mar 16, 2007 it was a first rate documentary and you can get a little teary eyed when you see parents whose kids have died from a drug overdose.
The effects of meth are far reaching and diverse and anyone suspecting that a loved one is becoming a user they need to become aware of the many signs. Hbo documentary meth storm explores drugs scourge in. Dec 09, 2012 mexican and canadian drug gangs compete for terrain in montana. The film goes inside montana high schools to show teens stepping up to help. It was one year ago this september that the montana meth project launched its efforts to transform the face of methamphetamines impact on the youth of this state. It also shows law enforcement and the justice systems efforts to grapple with the magnitude of the problem. Missoula from families struggling with addiction to the overworked child protection services, montana s social, judicial and law enforcement systems are stretched thin trying to cope with the influx of cases caused by methamphetamine use in montana a new multimedia reporting effort from the university of montana school of journalism aims to tell the wideranging story of meth abuse and.
Chad, daniel and veronica in a still from the hbo documentary meth storm. Apr 09, 2008 the most powerful shot for me is a young woman having sex for money with a blank dead look on her face and the message,15 bucks for sex isnt normal. The montana meth project mmp is an organization that launched a largescale methamphetamine prevention program in montana in 2005. Be prepared to cringe, cover your eyes and grip your seat if you watch hbos documentary on methamphetamine abuse in montana, which has one of the highest meth use rates in the country. Other ads show a hallucinating young man picking for bugs under his skin, a guy beating an old man for money, and a friend left for dead by another meth user.
Visit adobe to download and install the latest version of the flash player. Not really reality tv helped build these charlotte businesses. The montana meth project mmp is a montanabased nonprofit organization founded by. The montana meth project is in its 11th year of saturating the state with graphic ads aimed at reducing teen meth use. Mexican and canadian drug gangs compete for terrain in montana. Apr 11, 2017 um journalism project explores widespread effects of meth in montana april 11, 2017 missoula from families struggling with addiction to the overworked child protection services, montanas social, judicial and law enforcement systems are stretched thin trying to cope with the influx of cases caused by methamphetamine use in montana. Officers patrol the region hoping to slow them down. Mar 01, 2007 the documentary was showcased at the myrna loy center wednesday night at a reception for the projects paint the state competition, a montana wide anti meth art contest. Methampetamine, the most addictive illegal drug in america. The montana meth project is a largescale prevention program aimed at reducing firsttime teen meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.
The meth projects researchbased messaging campaignwhich graphically portrays the ravages of meth use through. Montana has been very proactive in educating people about the dangers of meth. Office of university relations, um student documentary examines montana s meth problem 2001. Montana meth movie on hbo 2 this weekend felony, home mt. May 23, 2007 be prepared to cringe, cover your eyes and grip your seat if you watch hbos documentary on methamphetamine abuse in montana, which has one of the highest meth use rates in the country. Aug 31, 2007 free movies and tv shows you can watch now. Crystal meth documentary montana meth hbo montana meth paints a broad, harrowing picture of the meth problem in montana, which ranks second. A documentary focusing on methamphetamine use in montana will air on hbo this month, as part of a series on addiction. University of montana news releases, 1928, 1956present. This absorbing documentary series follows the entire supply chain of the illicit drug trade, tracing its production. Um journalism project explores widespread effects of meth. The absolute drop in meth use since the ad campaign was introduced in 2005 is 5. Montana meth project when tom siebel, a billionaire software developer and part time montana resident, learned the devastating effect methamphetamine addiction was having on the big sky state, he. Its a sadly familiar story in montana, where meth has loomed as large as the states big sky.