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The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States
In this Congressional Briefing held on July 13, 2009, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, presents the results of the first comprehensive national assessment of the annual economic burden posed by methamphetamine use.
Jul 13, 2009
Research Brief
The Costs of Methamphetamine Use: A National Estimate
The economic cost of methamphetamine use reached more than an estimated $23 billion in 2005, mostly from the intangible burden that addiction places on dependent users and their premature mortality and from crime and criminal justice costs.
Apr 8, 2009
News Release
Methamphetamine Use Estimated to Cost the U.S. About $23 Billion In 2005
The economic cost of methamphetamine use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005, including the burden of addiction, premature death, drug treatment and many other aspects of the drug.
Feb 4, 2009
Report
Methamphetamine Use Estimated to Cost the U.S. About $23 Billion in 2005
The economic cost of methamphetamine use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005, including the burden of addiction, premature death, drug treatment and many other aspects of the drug.
Jan 27, 2009
Journal Article
The War on Drugs: Methamphetamine, Public Health, and Crime
In mid-1995, a government effort to reduce the supply of methamphetamine precursors successfully disrupted the methamphetamine market and interrupted a trajectory of increasing usage.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Health-related Quality of Life Trajectories of Methamphetamine-Dependent Individuals as a Function of Treatment Completion and Continued Care Over a 1-Year Period
This study applies a chronic illness framework to evaluate treatment outcomes among individuals dependent on methamphetamine (MA).
Dec 31, 2008
Journal Article
The Relationships Between States' DUI Penalties and HIV-positive Adults' Drinking Behaviors
Punitive DUI policies (e.g., jail time, license suspension) might curb many drinking behaviors among HIV-positive adults, while harm reduction policies (e.g., court treatment programs) might have been established in response to higher drinking rates.
Jan 1, 2008
Report
The Evidence Base for the Classification of Drugs
This report presents the results of four case studies examining the evidence base for the classification of illegal drugs (i.e., amphetamines, ecstasy, cocaine, magic mushrooms and cannabis) in the context of 1971's Misuse of Drugs Act.
Feb 10, 2006
Journal Article
Psychiatric Symptoms in Methamphetamine Users
MTP offers the opportunity to examine co-occurring psychiatric conditions in a sample of 1016 methamphetamine users between 1999-2001.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Correlates of Outpatient Drug Treatment Drop-Out Among Methamphetamine Users
Explores correlates of retention among the 2.337 MA users entering public outpatient treatment programs in California from Jan. 1, 1994-Sep. 30, 1997
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Residential Treatment of Methamphetamine Users: Correlates of Drop-Out from California Alcohol and Drug Data System (CADDS), 1994-1997
This paper explores correlates of retention among 2,570 methamphetamine users entering public residential treatment programs in California.
Jan 1, 2000

RAND Topic:
Methamphetamine

Topic Synonyms:
Methedrine

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