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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of February 19, 2018 ~ 'Remain on guard against meth's comeback'
February 20, 2018
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ISSUE:
- Methamphetamine
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So we remain on guard regionally. Awareness and education, prevention and treatment remain fundamental responses. But so are tougher laws and criminal penalties -- for the sake of deterrence, and punishment.
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "Remain on guard against meth's comeback"
[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on February 18, 2018]
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