Methamphetamines and gambling were the primary focuses of yesterday's County Board of Supervisors meeting.

In response to increasing public awareness of Santa Barbara's growing methamphetamine problem, several guest speakers from throughout the county addressed the Board to discuss their encounters with the drug. The speakers - which included a local doctor, Santa Maria's chief of police and a local mother recovering from long-term meth addiction - spoke about the negative impact of the drug on the community as well as its spike in use in recent years.

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