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State resources
State resources
NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
State resources
State resources
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RESOURCES
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Mass. substance abuse hotline
800-327-5050
Federal crisis line
800-662-4357
Find treatment
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If you have comments or information to add, please e-mail the National Meth Center
The situation: Massachusetts is consistently among the states with the
fewest methamphetamine users. In a recent federal survey on drug use and
health, Massachusetts past-year users of meth was just 0.1% of the population
There may be a problem looming for the Bay State. A Centers for Disease
Control survey found that 4.1% of seniors in the state's high schools had used
meth at least once.
-- Meth labs uncovered by law enforcement
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lab busts 3 5 5 6 2 2 1
(note: by way of contrast, Tennessee reported more than 2,000 lab busts in 2010)
Source: El Paso Intelligence Center
-- Drug Enforcement Administration meth seizures in Kentucky (amounts are listed in kilograms
1 Kg. = 2.2 Lbs.):
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Seizures 0.8 5.3 5.2 2.9 0.5 0.3
(Source: Drug Enforcement Administration)
-- Percentage of drug treatment admissions that are primarily for amphetamines (mainly methamphetamine). the U.S. average for 2010 is 6.3%:
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Meth pct. 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
(Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Percetage of high school students who have tried meth at least once
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U.S. average Mass.
9.1%
8.3%
2.8%
4.1%
Note: Among 12th graders in 2009:
U.S. avg. 4.1%, Mass. 3.9%
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Meth ingredients scattered around Holyoke