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The Developing Methamphetamine Problem:
Selected CESAR Publications
19962007*











Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
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* Updated August 7, 2007. New selections are added to this publication as they are released. Check
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periodically for the most up-to-date version of this publication.

This publication was supported by BJAG-2005-1206, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) through the Maryland
Governors Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP). The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs,
coordinates the activities of the program offices and bureaus. Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of
the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of USDOJ or GOCCP. The Developing Methamphetamine Problem: July 1996July 2007

Table of Contents

CESAR FAX

Among Young Adults, Native Americans and White Males in South and West Most
Likely to Use Crystal Methamphetamine (July 23, 2007)

How Prevalent is Crystal Methamphetamine Use Among Young Adults? (July 16, 2007)

National Treatment Admissions for Primary Abuse of Heroin Decrease; Other Opiates
and Methamphetamine Continue to Increase (March 5, 2007)

Number of Methamphetamine Users Drop (February 12, 2007)

National Treatment Admissions for Primary Abuse of Marijuana, Methamphetamine,
and Other Opiates Continue to Increase; Heroin Decreases (September 25, 2006)

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs More Prevalent in U.S. than Use of Most Illicit
Drugs (September 11, 2006)

First National Synthetic Drug Control Strategy Seeks to Reduce Methamphetamine and
Prescription Drug Abuse; Proposes Ten Point Plan for Helping State and Local
Governments (July 17, 2006)

Illicit Drug Use by U.S. High School Students Declining (June 12, 2006)

Majority of U.S. Youths and Young Adults Who Have Used Club Drugs Have Used
Three or More Types of Illicit Drugs (May 22, 2006)

Using Urine Specimens from Parolees/Probationers to Create a Statewide Drug
Monitoring System (March 6, 2006)

Proposed FY 2007 Federal Drug Control Budget Increases Funding for Drug Courts;
Decreases Funding for Many State and Local Drug Programs (February 27, 2006)

Study Finds 5% of Pregnant Women Use Methamphetamine in Methamphetamine-
Prevalent Areas of the U.S. (February 20, 2006)

Colorado Survey Finds Relatively High Rates of Lifetime Club Drug Use Among
Adolescent Treatment Clients (February 13, 2006)

Use of Depressants Among U.S. 12
th
Graders Increases While Amphetamine Use
Decreases; Meth Use Not Spreading in This Population (December 19, 2005)
BJA Report: Drug Courts May Be an Effective Tool for Communities Facing
Methamphetamine Problems (October 31, 2005)

New National Household Survey Data Illustrates Geographical Variation in
Methamphetamine Use (October 3, 2005)

New CEWG Advance Report Released: Cocaine Most Widely Abused Illicit Stimulant;
Methamphetamine Abuse Varies (September 19, 2005)

Leading Doctors, Scientists, and Researchers Request that Media and Policymakers Stop
Perpetuating "Meth Baby" Myths (August 15, 2005)

Methamphetamine Named Top Problem by Majority of County Law Enforcement
Agencies in Western U.S.; Will the East Follow? (July 25, 2005)

Methamphetamine Treatment Admission Rates Higher than Those of Cocaine and/or
Heroin in Western States (March 21, 2005)

National Methamphetamine Epidemic? (March 7, 2005)

Cocaine and Methamphetamine Greatest U.S. Drug Threats, According to State and
Local Law Enforcement Agencies (August 16, 2004)

Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana Are Greatest Drug Threats to U.S.
(March 11, 2002)

Arrestees Who Use Methamphetamine Less Likely Than Non-Meth Users to Be Arrested
for a Violent Offense (July 5, 1999)

Arrestee Methamphetamine Use Shows Clear Regional Variations (June 28, 1999)

Methamphetamine Use in the Western United States: An In-Depth Look (July 28, 1997)

Arrestee Methamphetamine Use Concentrated in West Coast DUF Sites (August 26,
1996)

National DAWN Data Show Significant Increases in Drug-Related Emergency
Department Episodes (July 1, 1996)


CESAR BRIEFING

Methamphetamine in Maryland 2007 (July 2007)

Methamphetamine in Washington, D.C. (February 2007)


Online Publications

Drug Information: Methamphetamine (2006) Among Young Adults, Native American and White Males in South and West
Most Likely to Use Crystal Methamphetamine
CESAR
FAX
U n i v e r s i t y o f M a r y l a n d , C o l l e g e P a r k
A Weekly FAX from the Center for Substance Abuse Research
July 23, 2007
Vol. 16, Issue 29

301-405-9770 (voice)

301-403-8342 (fax)

CESAR@cesar.umd.edu

www.cesar.umd.edu
CESAR FAX may be copied without permission. Please cite CESAR as the source.
The Governors Office of Crime Control and Prevention funded this project under grant BJAG 2005-1206. All points of view in
this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of any State agency.
SOURCE: Adapted by CESAR from Iritani, B.J.; Hallfors, D.D.; and Bauer, D.J. Crystal Methamphetamine Use Among Young Adults in the
USA, Addiction 102(7): 1102-1113, 2007. For more information, contact Bonita J. Iritani at iritani@pire.org.
In 20012002, 2.8% of young adults reported using crystal methamphetamine in the past year, according to data from
the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). While this rate is relatively low compared to the
use of other drugs, it is higher than that reported by previous surveys (see CESAR FAX, Volume 16, Issue 28). The
study also found that among young adults ages 18 to 26, men and persons living in the southern and western regions
of the U.S. were more likely to use crystal methamphetamine. Other significant predictors of crystal
methamphetamine use were being of Native American or white race and having an incarcerated father (see figures
below).* Among women, crystal methamphetamine use was found to be significantly associated with drug selling,
low condom use, and regretting a sexual situation due to alcohol or drug use (data not shown). The authors suggest
the future research focus on the high prevalence rates among Native Americans, the effect of a fathers incarceration
on methamphetamine and other drug use, and the relationship between methamphetamine use and criminal and sexual
activity among women.
Percentage of U.S. Residents Ages 18 to 26 Reporting Past Year Crystal Methamphetamine Use, 2001 2002
Male
Female
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
1.8%
3.7%
Black
Asian
Hispanic White
Native
American
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
0.6%
1.8%
1.9%
3.3%
12.8%
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
North-East
Midwest
South
West
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
1.0%
2.2%
2.8%
5.3%
Census Region
Yes
No
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
5.6%
2.3%
Father Ever Incarcerated
*These differences were statistically significant after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics; cigarette, alcohol, cocaine, and I.V.
drug use; and novelty seeking.
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required. Please send cover letter & resume to Arnold L. Ross, BSAS, One N. Charles St., Ste 1600, Baltimore, MD 21201. How Prevalent Is Crystal Methamphetamine Use Among Young Adults?
CESAR
FAX
U n i v e r s i t y o f M a r y l a n d , C o l l e g e P a r k
A Weekly FAX from the Center for Substance Abuse Research
July 16, 2007
Vol. 16, Issue 28

301-405-9770 (voice)

301-403-8342 (fax)

CESAR@cesar.umd.edu

www.cesar.umd.edu
CESAR FAX may be copied without permission. Please cite CESAR as the source.
The Governors Office of Crime Control and Prevention funded this project under grant BJAG 2005-1206. All points of view in
this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of any State agency.
SOURCES: A full list of sources is available on the online version of this issue (www.cesar.umd.ed