Missouri's meth problem is not new, but one legislative committee plans to look at new ways help children escape the horrors of growing up in a meth home.
Andrea Ramey has more from the state Capitol.
The Children's Services Commission heard from an MU researcher who says more attention should be focused on children who live in meth homes.
The Committee is also taking suggestions from child welfare agencies to draft new legislation.
In 2004, there were 2,788 meth busts according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
That number was the highest in the nation.
From the state Capitol, I'm Andrea Ramey.
The Children's Services Commission listened to child welfare agencies and researchers who all agreed meth has a devastating effect on a child's life.
The chair woman of the committee, St. Louis Democrat Rita Days, says with the already existing meth task forces and other groups, it's important not to get bogged down in bureacracy but to make policy that will make a difference.
According to the Midwestern Governor's Association, more than seven thousand Missouri children have been removed from their homes due to parent drug use.
From the state Capitol, I'm Andrea Ramey.
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