NewsRegister.com: Meth: In The Grip

Forgiveness, patience and hope Years of dealing with meth-addicted father wears on his children Phil Johnson sat down with a stack of poems turned in by his sixth-grade students, who had been asked to write a poem about themselves. As he read the poem written by 12-year-old Whitney Christenson, lamenting her father's meth addiction, he cried.

A daughter's lament Poem Twelve-year-old Whitney Christenson, whose father is serving a prison sentence for first-degree forgery, wrote this poem while he was still incarcerated.

Babies in search of moms Mom's meth addiction leaves kids' grandma and dad to share parenting duties "I thought I was done," Cathy Owens said one Friday morning over a load of laundry. "I don't want to raise any more children, but I will if I have to." And while the final word isn't in, it appears she may have to.

Dead at 16, victim of meth People say illegal drug use is a victimless crime, but the addicts' son died. Youth driven to suicide by childhood spent in the care of addicts

Meth nightmare in McMinnville Things began to go wrong for Brooke Stanfield about the time she turned 12 Local 16-year-old, five months sober, tells tale of addiction

Aiding with recovery Government, youth group and Narcotics Anonymous teen programs Adolescents looking for help recovering from addiction to meth, other drugs or alcohol have a couple of programs tailored just for them.