Public forum to address meth problem in county

BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Kern County supervisors are helping to take a stand against methamphetamine use in our county, and the public is encouraged to participate.
Next Monday, Jan. 5, at 9 a.m., they're hosting a community forum for the Kern Stop Meth Now Coalition.     The coalition was created in 2009 at the board''s request.
It came on the heels of a meth impact study that revealed 39 percent of all Kern County criminal cases involved methamphetamine.