Methamphetamine Use Estimated to Cost the U.S. About $23 Billion In 2005 | RAND
Given the uncertainty in estimating the costs of methamphetamine use, researchers created a range of estimates. The lowest estimate for the cost of methamphetamine use in 2005 was $16.2 billion, while $48.3 billion was the highest estimate. Researchers' best estimate of the overall economic burden of methamphetamine use is $23.4 billion
The study was sponsored by the Meth Project Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to reducing first-time methamphetamine use. Additional support was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
"We commissioned this study to provide decision makers with the best possible estimate of the financial burden that methamphetamine use places on the American public," said Tom Siebel, founder and chairman of the Meth Project. "This is the first comprehensive economic impact study ever to be conducted with the rigor of a traditional cost of illness study, applied specifically to methamphetamine. It provides a conservative estimate of the total cost of meth, and it reinforces the need to invest in serious prevention programs that work."
The RAND analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the economic costs caused by methamphetamine use resulted from the burden of addiction and an estimated 900 premature deaths among users in 2005. The burden of addiction was measured by quantifying the impact of the lower quality of life experienced by those addicted to the drug.
Crime and criminal justice expenses account for the second-largest category of economic costs, according to researchers. These costs include the burden of arresting and incarcerating drug offenders, as well as the costs of additional non-drug crimes caused by methamphetamine use, such as thefts committed to support a drug habit.
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Top 9 states for methamphetamine use
Meth use seems to be increasing the most in the West and Midwest. Among the 42 states with sufficient data to compare to the national average for positive tests for meth in 2010, those with rates notably above average were:
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Trends and Statistics
1.2 million American ages 12 and older had tried methamphetamine at least once throughout the year
Crystal meth is a drug that targets certain people and age groups. In the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2009, it was determined 1.2 million American ages 12 and older had tried methamphetamine at least once throughout the year.
Crystal Meth Addiction Treatment, Statistics and Facts
U.S. Population, 2010: 308 Million U.S. Population, 2010: 308 Million and Growing
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Given the uncertainty in estimating the costs of methamphetamine use, researchers created a range of estimates. The lowest estimate for the cost of methamphetamine use in 2005 was $16.2 billion, while $48.3 billion was the highest estimate. Researchers' best estimate of the overall economic burden of methamphetamine use is $23.4 billion
The study was sponsored by the Meth Project Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to reducing first-time methamphetamine use. Additional support was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
"We commissioned this study to provide decision makers with the best possible estimate of the financial burden that methamphetamine use places on the American public," said Tom Siebel, founder and chairman of the Meth Project. "This is the first comprehensive economic impact study ever to be conducted with the rigor of a traditional cost of illness study, applied specifically to methamphetamine. It provides a conservative estimate of the total cost of meth, and it reinforces the need to invest in serious prevention programs that work."
The RAND analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the economic costs caused by methamphetamine use resulted from the burden of addiction and an estimated 900 premature deaths among users in 2005. The burden of addiction was measured by quantifying the impact of the lower quality of life experienced by those addicted to the drug.
Crime and criminal justice expenses account for the second-largest category of economic costs, according to researchers. These costs include the burden of arresting and incarcerating drug offenders, as well as the costs of additional non-drug crimes caused by methamphetamine use, such as thefts committed to support a drug habit.
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Top 9 states for methamphetamine use
Meth use seems to be increasing the most in the West and Midwest. Among the 42 states with sufficient data to compare to the national average for positive tests for meth in 2010, those with rates notably above average were:
- Hawaii – 410% higher than national average
- Arkansas – 280%
- Oklahoma – 240%
- Nevada – 180%
- California – 140%
- Wyoming – 130%
- Utah – 120%
- Arizona – 100%, and
- Kansas – 80%.
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Trends and Statistics
1.2 million American ages 12 and older had tried methamphetamine at least once throughout the year
Crystal meth is a drug that targets certain people and age groups. In the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2009, it was determined 1.2 million American ages 12 and older had tried methamphetamine at least once throughout the year.
Crystal Meth Addiction Treatment, Statistics and Facts
U.S. Population, 2010: 308 Million U.S. Population, 2010: 308 Million and Growing
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