Methamphetamine

What is Meth?

Methamphetamine use is increasing because of its increased availability, mainly due to its relative ease of manufacture. A combination of prevention, treatment, and enforcement efforts can halt the upward trend of availability and addiction to this drug, thus mitigating its related societal problems and costs.

To learn more, please see

• Implications of Research for Treatment: Methamphetamine (PDF, 61 KB).
• Texas Meth Watch
• Texas Meth Alert

Research

• Substance Abuse Trends in Texas: June 2006 (PDF)
• Methamphetamine and Other Drug Use on the Texas-Mexico Border and in Colonias

DSHS-Funded Data

Methamphetamine Admissions Data by Fiscal Year

• By Ethnicity

• By Gender

• By Service

Methamphetamine Follow-Up Data by Fiscal Year

• Abstinence at 60-Day Follow-Up (Abstinence 30 days prior to interview)

• Employment at Follow-Up

• Not Arrested at Follow-Up