Who Uses Amphetamines?
During 2000, 4% of the U.S. population reported trying methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime. Abuse is concentrated in the western, southwestern, and Midwestern United States. How Do Amphetamines Get Into The United States? Clandestine laboratories in California and Mexico are the primary sources of supply for methamphetamine available in the United States. Domestic labs that produce methamphetamine are dependent on supplies of the precursor chemical pseudoephedrine, which is sometimes diverted from legitimate sources. It is smuggled from Canada, and to a lesser extent from Mexico. Domestic independent laboratory operators, mostly in the western, southwestern, and Midwestern United States, also produce and distribute methamphetamine but on a smaller scale. Yaba (meth in tablet form) is most often produced in Southeast Asia and sent by mail or courier to the United States. How Much Do Amphetamines Cost? Prices for methamphetamine vary throughout different regions of the United
