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HELENA, Mont. (AP) A yearlong campaign to raise money for the Montana Meth Project has drawn about $1.2 million.

The Meth Project fights methamphetamine use and is best known for gritty advertisements about the perils of meth.

Billionaire and part-time Montana resident Tom Siebel established the Meth Project in 2005, and funded it.

The Siebel Foundation now promises a dollar-for-dollar match of donations from private and corporate sources. The fundraising coordinators are pushing to gather an additional $500,000 by November 15th.

The Meth Project say its advertisements reach 70 percent to 90 percent of Montana teenagers at least three times a week. The messages are in newspaper, broadcast and billboard advertising.

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