Over 22 million individuals have a substance dependence or abuse problem in the United States.  An estimated 10.4 million Americans aged 12 or older used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetimes.¹  Over 15,000 deaths annually associated with stimulants in the U.S.² According to the 2005 the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 10.4 million Americans age 12 and older had tried methamphetamine at least once in their lifetimes.³ In 2004, the number of methamphetamine treatment admissions to Emergency Departments increased to greater than 150,000, representing 8 percent of all drug-related admissions.³  In 1992, only 5 states reported high rates of treatment admissions (i.e., >24 per 100,000 population) for primary methamphetamine/amphetamine problems; by 2002, this number increased to 21, more than a third of the states.³

¹  Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
² American Psychological Association (APA)
³ National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)