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The situation: Nebraska -- a neighbor to some of the country's hotbeds of methamphetamine -- has been at least partially successful in slowing the growth of the drug. Legislation to curtail sales of the precursor ingredient pseudoephedrine has helped cut clandestine lab interdictions by more than 90% from 2005 to 2010. According to the most recent assessment of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: "Methamphetamine is the major concern for law enforcement within the state of Nebraska. The availability of imported methamphetamine is stable in all areas of Nebraska with a negligible presence of local low-yield labs in the rural areas."
Meth in Nebraska
-- High school students who say they have used methamphetamine at least once during their life: (Latest results are shown, none are available for 2007 or 2009) Source: Centers for Disease Control survey
Year 2003 2005
U.S. overall 7.6% 6.2%
Neb. overall 6.3% 5.8%
9th grade 5.4% 4.7%
10th grade 4.8% 5.2%
11th grade 9.7% 6.6%
12th grade 5.5% 6.8%
-- Clandestine meth lab busts in Nebraska since 2004
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lab busts 269 248 31 26 57 32 18
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 2,100 1,662 1,591 1,148 1,068 893
Percentage 13.8% 11.1% 9.6% 7.1% 6.7% 7.5%
(Note: the national average percentage of meth admissions is 6.3%)
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
-- Seizures of methamphetamine in Nebraska 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 22.5 34.6 15.1 12.1 32.8 41.5
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration
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Ups and downs of DEA methamphetamine seizures in Nebraska
Meth intercepted by federal agents, in kilograms (Note: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs.)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010
48.4
6.7
34.6
41.5
12.1