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State resources
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NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
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State Drug & Alcohol Bureau
717-783-8200
State police tip line
877-726-6378
Federal tools:
Crisis help line:
800-662-4357
The situation: Methamphetamine and crystal meth abuse and trafficking remain a significant
problems in Pennsylvania, though heroin, cocaine HCl, crack cocaine, and marijuana remain the state's most available and abused illegal drugs. While most of the methamphetamine in the state is imported from Mexico, some still is manufactured in clandestine labs. Recent law enforcement busts have landed more than a dozen people in jail (see quote below). High school students in the state have used meth at a rate slightly below the national average (see graphic above).
Meth in Pennsylvania
-- Clandestine meth lab busts in Pennsylvania since 2004
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lab busts 106 81 55 16 22 41 33
Source: El Paso Intelligence Center
-- Number of people admitted to drug treatment for amphetamine-related addictions and the percentage of all admissions that were related to amphetamines (mostly meth).
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number 433 351 304 274 221 n/a
Percentage 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% n/a
(Note: the national average percentage of meth admissions is 6.3%)
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
-- Seizures of methamphetamine in Pennsylvania by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Seizure amounts are in kilograms (note: 1 kg. = 2.2 lbs.):
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Seizures 33.6 27.8 2.4 5.8 1.6 2.7
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration
Speaking of meth
"Because of the dangerous nature of meth production, along with the hazardous chemicals that are used during the 'cooking' process, every meth lab is a threat to public safety. The fact that an apartment, surrounded by dozens of unsuspecting neighbors, was allegedly used as a meth lab shows a clear disregard for innocent bystanders and emphasizes the need for a rapid law enforcement response to any suspected lab."
- Attorney General Tom Corbett, following a raid that netted a lab in an apartment complex
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Students who say they have used methamphetamine
Percentage of students in each grade who admit to using meth at least once
All students 9th grade 10th grade
11th grade 12th grade
11th grade 12th grade |
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- Pennsylvania - U.S. average
3.5%
4.1%
2.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.7%
3.3%
5.2%
5.7%
4.1%
Source: Centers for Disease Control survey