In 2004, Missouri’s 2,788 meth labs seized made Missouri the number one state for lab seizures.
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Prevalence of Meth In Missouri:
While treatment admissions in Missouri for the top four drugs of abuse decreased from FY2001 to FY2002, meth admissions increased.
In Greene County, treatment admissions for persons with meth as their primary drug problem increased by almost 47% from FY1999 to FY2001.
Ages of those admitted for meth treatment in 2003. From 1995 to 2003, the number of treatment admissions in Missouri for primary abusers of meth increased from 980 to 4,082.
Meth is becoming more popular among persons 18 years and younger, as studies show teenagers perceive methamphetamine as safer, longer lasting and easier to buy than cocaine.
Meth use among high school seniors more than doubled between 1990 and 1996.
Meth is highly addictive!
Several treatment providers describe meth abusers as "the hardest to treat" of all drug users.
