What is the prevalence of methamphetamine use in the United States?
The National Institute on Drug Abuse Monitoring the Future report shows prevalence rates in 2006 of 1.8 percent, 1.8 percent, and 2.5 percent for eighth, 10th and 12th graders, respectively. All of these levels are down considerably from the first measurement taken in 1999, when they were 3.2 percent, 4.6 percent, and 4.7 percent respectively. Additionally, the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimated that 21.4 percent of methamphetamine users bought it from a friend or relative. Around 1 in 5 users (21.1 percent) bought it from a drug dealer or other stranger. In 2006, the average age of a new methamphetamine user was 22.2 years (range 12-49 years of age). The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimated 529,000 current users of methamphetamine aged 12 or older (0.2 percent of the population)—down from 731,000 in 2006 (although not statistically significant). More than a third (44.3 percent) (down from 53.6 percent in 2006) of past year methamphetamine us
