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Indiana State Police bust meth maker

Greensburg, Indiana Police busted a methamphetamine manufacturer near his hotel room at Lees Inn Wednesday afternoon.

Marc Alan Miller Jr., 30, of Laurel, was arrested after a short foot chase, which concluded when Greensburg, Indiana Police Officer Steve Barnes tackled the suspect 100 yards from the hotel.

Acting on a tip from a citizen, police had already made entry into Miller's room shortly after 2 p.m., and were speaking with his companion, Brigette A. Bruce, 21 of Westport. Greensburg, Indiana Police Chief Bill Meyerrose was en route to meet with Judge W. Michael Wilke to get a search warrant when Miller returned to the room with two friends. He was confronted by Barnes and gave a false name. He was subsequently correctly identified by Bruce and when police attempted to arrest him, he fled.

He will be charged with resisting law enforcement, giving a false identification, attempted manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of precursors to manufacture the drug, commonly called "meth."

Bruce was arrested on a failure to appear warrant from Decatur County, Indiana on a possession of marijuana charge. She confessed to police there was marijuana and meth in the room.

Some of the hotel's residents were evacuated for safety concerns and both EMS and Greensburg, Indiana Fire Department personnel were called to the scene and remained for four hours until Indiana State Police declared it was no longer a hazard.

With both of the hotel room's occupants transported to Decatur County, Indiana jail, the GPD did a cursory search of the room and Miller's car to make sure there were no additional suspects. When they declared the scene clear, they stepped away and waited for Indiana State Police's Clandestine Lab Unit to arrive and conduct a search.

Local Indiana police had already spotted a cylinder in Miller's car, which police say was most likely used to steal and transport anhydrous ammonia, as well as hundreds of cold tablets containing ephedrine left in the open in the hotel room.

Indiana State Police's more thorough search turned up more than 900 ephedrine tablets, lithium, camping fuel and torches, all used to cook the drug, as well as other paraphernalia.

They opened the cylinder, while wearing full chemical suits, and found it empty. There were also two hand-held scanners and walkie-talkies found in the room.

When the Indiana State Police officers completed their search, Greensburg, Indiana Police officer Eric Blodgett searched the scene with his K-9 partner Zeb. The dog indicated there were drugs in the room and police were preparing to do another search.

"It doesn't appear he was manufacturing the drug in the room," said Indiana State Police Sgt. Jeff Kastenschmidt. "He had full camouflage gear, a backpack and portable stove. It looks like he uses the room to set things up and clean, but he does his cooking in the woods. It's very lucky he wasn't manufacturing the drug here. If the cooking fuel, lithium and other chemicals had a negative reaction, this situation could have been deadly."

Kastenschmidt's two-man team responded from Terre Haute, where they were investigating another meth lab. He said they were called on eight such searches last week. As a whole, the three Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Units, established in 1990, have been called to the scene of 653 meth labs statewide this year.

Brad Morrin, a civilian chemist on the team, and Kastenschmidt laid out their find in the hotel parking lot.

"This guy was definitely not a beginner," Morrin said, looking over the cache. "He knows what he's doing and probably has been active for a while."

Indiana Treatment Facts

During 1999, of the 26,054 individuals entering substance abuse treatment in Indiana, 3,382 were for cocaine .
During 1999, of the 26,054 individuals entering substance abuse treatment in Indiana, 4,788 were for marijuana .
During 1999, of the 26,054 individuals entering substance abuse treatment in Indiana, 1,065 were for heroin .
During 1999, of the 26,054 individuals entering substance abuse treatment in Indiana, 404 were for meth .

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If you or someone you care for has a substance abuse problem and needs treatment, it is important to know that no single treatment approach is appropriate for all individuals. Finding the right substance abuse treatment program involves careful consideration of such things as the setting, length of care, philosophical approach and your or your loved one's needs.

Effective treatment must attend to the multiple needs of the individual, not just the drug use.
Remaining in substance abuse treatment for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness and positive change.
Each person is different and the amount of time in treatment will depend on his or her problems and needs. Research shows that for most individuals, the beginning of improvement begins at about 3 months into treatment. After this time, there is usually further progress toward recovery.
Counseling (individual and/or group) and other behavioral therapies are critical components of effective treatment.
In treatment, individuals look at issues of motivation, build skills to resist drug use, replace drug-using activities with constructive and rewarding behaviors, and improve problem-solving skills. Behavioral therapy also facilitates interpersonal relationships and the individual's ability to function in the home and community.
Detoxification is only the first stage of substance abuse treatment and by itself does little to change long-term drug use.
Detoxification safely manages the acute physical symptoms of withdrawal associated with stopping substance use. While detoxification alone is rarely sufficient to help addicts achieve long-term abstinence, for some individuals it is a strongly indicated precursor to effective drug addiction treatment.
Strong motivation can facilitate the treatment process. Support from family and friends can increase significantly both treatment entry and retention rates and the success of drug treatment interventions.
It is important to match treatment settings, interventions, and services to each individual's particular problems and needs. This is critical to his or her ultimate success in returning to healthy functioning in the family, school, work and society.

Patients who stay in substance abuse treatment longer than 3 months usually have better outcomes than those who stay less time. Patients who go through medically assisted withdrawal to minimize discomfort but do not receive any further treatment, perform about the same in terms of their substance use as those who were never treated. Over the last 25 years, studies have shown that treatment works to reduce drug intake and crimes committed by drug-dependent people. Researchers also have found that drug abusers who have been through treatment are more likely to have jobs.

The ultimate goal of all substance abuse treatment is to enable the individual to achieve lasting abstinence. The immediate goals are to reduce drug use, improve the patient's ability to function, and minimize the medical and social complications of drug abuse. Nearly all addicted individuals believe in the beginning that they can stop using drugs on their own, and most try to stop without treatment. However, most of these attempts result in failure to achieve long-term abstinence. Research has shown that long-term substance abuse results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after the individual stops using drugs. These drug-induced changes in brain function may have many behavioral consequences including the compulsion to use drugs despite adverse consequences, the defining characteristic of addiction.

Understanding that addiction has such an important biological component may help explain an individual's difficulty in achieving and maintaining abstinence without treatment. Psychological stress from work or family problems, social cues (such as meeting individuals from one's drug-using past), or the environment (such as encountering streets, objects, or even smells associated with substance abuse) can interact with biological factors to hinder attainment of sustained abstinence and make relapse more likely. Research studies indicate that even the most severely addicted individuals can participate actively in treatment and that active participation is essential to good outcomes.

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