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The situation: According to the latest federal drug threat assessment, methamphetamine is the most available and widely used clandestinely manufactured drug in the Southern New Jersey
area. Meth traffickers are importing the drug from the western United States and
Mexico. New Jersey is situated between the major industrial markets of New York and Pennsylvania and has been referred to as the “crossroads of the east.” It is also a gateway state, with major interstate highways, roadways, airports and seaports, all of which are used to some degree for smuggling. One state case made headlines around the country in June 2010 when former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine for her role in a major Hudson County drug ring.
Meth in New Jersey
-- New jersey high school students who say they have used methamphetamine at least once during their life. The all-grade U.S. average was 4.1% in 2009.
Year 2001 2005 2009
All-grade average 7.7% 2.6% 2.3%
9th grade 5.8% 2.0% 2.4%
10th grade 7.5% 2.4% 2.6%
11th grade 9.3% 2.9% 2.7%
12th grade 8.1% 3.4% 2.1%
Source: Centers for Disease Control survey
-- Clandestine meth lab busts in New Jersey since 2004
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lab busts 2 3 5 1 4 0 0
Source: El Paso Intelligence Center
-- Number of people admitted to drug treatment for amphetamine-related addictions. Fewer than 1% of all treatment admissions were for amphetamines (mostly meth). The national average percentage of meth admissions is 6.3%.
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number 173 190 203 189 245 177
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
-- Seizures of methamphetamine in New Jersey 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 10.2 6.7 105.0 74.7 5.6 0.3
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration
Speaking of meth
"... use in New Jersey remains low. But it is an epidemic in other places. So we are keeping an eye out for it."
- Raquel Mazon Jeffers, director of the state division of addiction services
24-hr. state hotline
800-238-2333
Federal help line:
800-662-4357
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The highs and lows of meth use in the USA
Percentage of state populations reporting meth use during the past year
HIGHEST LOWEST
Nevada Montana Wyoming New Jersey New York Connecticut
2.02%
1.47%
1.47%
0.11%
0.10%
0.06%