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Meth battle personal for Tempe mayor
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Feb 04, 2006 10:59pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Arizona Republic (Phoenix) |
| News Date | Sunday, February 5, 2006 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TEMPE -Municipal leaders across the state are fighting methamphetamine by restricting the sale of over-the-counter drugs used to make it. But for Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, it's personal.
Hallman's 37-year-old brother, Kelly, struggled with meth addiction and drug abuse for about 15 years before his family intervened and helped him kick the habit.
"The destruction it has is enormous," the mayor said.
He believes "gateway drugs" led his brother to meth. After Kelly, who was a Junior Olympic diver, broke his legs and arm in high school, he got hooked on painkillers and soon began experimenting with meth, Hallman said.
He said that Kelly's wife, Catherine, then picked up the drug that led to her addiction. The two struggled with meth for at least five years before family and friends intervened. |
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