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Scary Stats
- In 2005, stimulants, including amphetamines and methamphetamine, were
involved in 138,950 emergency room visits.
- According to a 2005 national survey, 10.4 million Americans age 12
and older had tried methamphetamine at least once.
- In 2005, about 4.5% of high school seniors had used methamphetamine,
while 3.1% of 8th-graders and 4.1% of 10th-graders had used it.
- Meth lab seizures have gone up 577% nationally since 1995.
- Meth arrests have gone up 300% nationally since 1993.
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