Meth Statistics

How the Meth Problem Affects Crow Wing County

Crow Wing County Social Services Reports:

Currently, there are 53 children under age of 8 in foster care. 26 of these children have caregivers who use meth.
About 40% of all ongoing Child Protection cases with children of any age have meth involved
20% of all calls taken by Child Protection in the last year have meth related concerns

Meth Labs Down - Use Continues to Pose A Serious Threat

Crow Wing County admissions for treatment of meth doubled from 2000 to 2005 - MN Dept. of Human Services, Chemical Health Division
Meth continues to be the number one drug problem - NACCO - 06
80 percent of the methamphetamine used in the United States comes from larger labs, mainly found in Mexico - NACCO - 06
Legislation that restricts the sale of precursors works - NACCO - 06
Meth has increased the workload of public safety staff - NACCO- 06
Meth related arrests continue to represent a high proportion of crimes that require incarceration - National Association of Counties - 7/06, www.nacco.org
ST. PAUL (AP) - Meth is still a big problem in Minnesota - even though the number of meth labs in the area is down - County prosecutors 12/1/06
Of 613 CWC residents assessed for inpatient treatment from 1/1/05-12/31/05 - 6.2% reported meth use 3 - 6 times per week in past month. That compares to the MN state statistic of 3.2%. - DAANES Study (Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System)
"We're worried that as this drug is spreading throughout the US and overseas. This could produce a massive increase in violent crime." - Dr Paul Thompson, a California-based neuroscientist researching the effects of the drug, May, 06

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