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Mothers
Against Meth
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Small towns used to be immune to the social ills that are so often a part of big city life. Five years ago, most of the residents of one Alabama town hadn't even heard of the illegal drug that now plagues its people and earned it the title “meth mountain.” When Dr. Mary Holley lost a family member to meth, she decided to help cure her community. Kim Riemland (REEM land) reports. |
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(Locator: Morgan City, Ala.)
Dr. Mary Holley/Mothers Against Methamphetamine: “My brother was 22 when
he got hooked on crystal, and he was 24 when it killed him. It made him
insane. It made him crazy. And he ultimately committed suicide.”
After her brother’s death, Dr. Mary Holley became a one-woman
warrior…making house calls to combat a scourge that is consuming this
small mountain town in north Alabama.
Dr. Mary Holley/Mothers Against Methamphetamine: “This is the kind of
community where methamphetamine takes off like a fire.”
The drug problem is so severe in Morgan City – population 700 – it’s
referred to as “meth mountain.”
Dr. Mary Holley/Mothers Against Methamphetamine: “We have a lot of poor
people here. They typically have to work two jobs to keep their house
paid for. And when you have to work two jobs, you’ve got to take
something to keep your energy level up.”
This former obstetrician believes drug education is her calling. A
devout United Methodist, Holley founded the faith-based organization
“Mothers Against Methamphetamine” to keep others from going down the
same road as her brother.
Dr. Mary Holley/Mothers Against Methamphetamine: “This is an area right
here, with all these little trailer houses, that is just rank with
methamphetamine. And this is the fairly upper middle class area of town,
and you wouldn’t expect to find methamphetamine in a place like this,
but a house just like one of those blew up a few weeks ago. The people
in neighborhoods like this need spiritual nurture and spiritual guidance
to get out of a methamphetamine habit.”
Dr. Holley takes her message to churches and groups willing to take a
stand against drugs.
Olivia Smith/Seminar Participant : “I think it’s good to do it in a
church environment because everyone is so comfortable with each other. “
Dr. Mary Holley/Mothers Against Methamphetamine: “I used to be able to
heal one person at a time. Now I can walk into an auditorium and work
little miracles all over the room.”
TAG:
The power of methamphetamine is incredible, with users suffering
irreversible brain damage after the first exposure. The part of the
brain that manages self-control is lost for good. Dr. Holley speaks to
hundreds of groups each year and estimates that typically 10 percent of
the people in her audiences are addicted to methamphetamine.
For more information, log onto
http://www.mamasite.net or call
1-866-293-8901.