Methamphetamine Impact on Our Communities
Methamphetamine
Impact on Our Communities
- Approximately 11.7 million Americans ages 12 and older reported trying methamphetamine at least once, representing 4.9% of the population over age 12
- For every pound of Methamphetamine produced about six pounds of toxic waste are left behind. DEA estimates that the average direct cost to clean up a lab is $2,000 to $3,000 per lab
- Up to 80% of children exposed to methamphetamine labs test positive for methamphetamine
- Methamphetamine is perhaps the most deadly, fiercely addictive and rapidly spreading drug the United States has known. Meth is cheap, potent and available everywhere.
What can You do?
Join MethTrack. Be part of the team of Pharmacists that will help law enforcement track these criminals.