Check it Out: • 1 LB of METH = 5 LBS of   TOXIC WASTE • In 2004 alone, there were more   than 10,000 meth lab cleanups   at a cost of $18.6 million (Source: DEA, NIDA, NIH, USDHHS)

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The Many Faces of Meth: Before After

(Source: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office - Faces of Meth™)

Meth Problem Goes National, Experts Say

Statements by some federal drug officials to the contrary, experts told Congress this week that methamphetamine has become a national, not a regional, problem, Reuters reported July 26.

Meth use may have started in the West and in rural communities, but it is now affecting both rural and urban areas across the U.S., witnesses told a House subcommittee on criminal justice, drug policy and human resources, chaired by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.).