We read with interest about the strategy recently developed in the York Region of Toronto to
curb methamphetamine use, which is based on Vancouver's 4-pillar drug strategy. 1 We …

Methamphetamine has risen to the top of the American drug-policy agenda. For most of its
history, it was regarded in law and public opinion as a secondary or regional concern …

“Meth is the leading drug-related law enforcement problem in the country,” says McGregor
W. Scott, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California. The harms associated …

According to the National Drug Intelligence Center Drug Threat Survey, 40% of state and
local law enforcement agencies now consider methamphetamine (MA) to pose the greatest …

Methamphetamine production and use have grown dramatically in the first decade of the
21st century, particularly in the USA. This research presents findings on the extent and …

Methamphetamine use has clearly reached epidemic proportions in large parts of the
western and midwestern US. Because of the regional specificity of methamphetamine use …

Methamphetamine is a completely synthetic drug. Self-reported methamphetamine use
among adults nationwide rose from just under 2 percent in 1994 to about 5 percent in 2004 …

The 'war on drugs' has engendered significant recent debate, encompassing a variety of
opinions, evidence and knowledge (though often polarised), from a wide range of sources …

The 'war on drugs' has engendered significant recent debate, encompassing a variety of
opinions, evidence and knowledge (though often polarised), from a wide range of sources …

This report provides an overview of the methamphetamine problem in the United States. It
looks at the history of the problem, trends in use, characteristics of users, adverse effects …