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State resources
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NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
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RESOURCES
The situation: Texas has perhaps the nation's
most daunting drug problem. The state's 1,300-mile
boarder with Mexico is almost constantly a battle-
ground where the Mexican drug-smuggling
organizations and U.S. agents test each other
daily. The Drug Enforcement Administration has
20 field offices in Texas and hundreds of agents.
Still, the state is a major gateway for drug imports
to the U.S. In terms of meth, its availability remains
high in north Texas, and the pace of enforcement
activities surrounding methamphetamine continues
to escalate.
Meth in Texas
-- High school students who say they have used
methamphetamine at least once during their life
Year 2003 2005 2007 2009
U.S. (all grades) 7.6% 6.2% 4.4% 4.1%
Texas (all grades) 8.4% 7.3% 6.7% 3.7%
Texas 9th graders 7.6% 5.9% 5.5% 3.1%
Texas 10th graders 7.2% 8.4% 7.5% 3.6%
Texas 11th graders 10.0% 7.1% 6.3% 4.9%
Texas 12th graders 9.3% 8.1% 7.8% 3.4%
Source: Centers for Disease Control survey
-- Clandestine meth lab busts in Texas since 2004
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lab busts 497 272 135 93 123 154 108
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 5,827 5,432 4,816 3,677 3,803 n/a
Percentage 13.5% 12.4% 10.6% 8.0% 8.3%
(Note: the national average percentage of meth admissions is 6.3%)
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
-- Seizures of methamphetamine in Texas 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 1,052.8 659.8 314.6 786.8 913.6 762.3
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration
Speaking of meth
“There’s not one person who doesn’t want to do something to stop this meth problem, but we don’t all agree on how to do it.”
- State Rep. Bill Reiboldt, R-Neosho, on legislative debate
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State drug hotline
877-966-3784
24-hour crisis line:
800-662-4357
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If you have comments or information to add, please e-mail the National Meth Center
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Meth by the carload
The amount of meth seized by DEA agents in Texas since 2004 (9,880 pounds) weighs about the same as 3.8 Ford Focuses:
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