Information about methamphetamine, crystal meth, and amphetamines worldwide is collected from police arrest reports, drug treatment centers, and news report. Additional information about the data can be see by click on the methamphetamine facts.
Facts about Meth
- Amphetamine / Methamphetamine Market Value$28.25 Billion
- Amphetamine Users in the EU14.1 Million Used in lifetime
- Bribe to Guard to Smuggling Meth into Prison$5,000
- Cambodia Methamphetamine$25,000 to $30,000 per kilogram
- Commercial Truck Drivers30% use amphetamines to stay awake
- Crystal Meth Addiction in South Africa250,000 in Cape Flats
- Crystal Meth Addicts in Indonesia1.2 million
- Crystal Meth in Iran375 meth labs and 3,500 kg seized in 2013
- Crystal Meth Users in GermanyAverage age of 20
- Crystal Meth Users in Pakistan50,000 to 80,000
- Ephedrine (Meth Ingredients) Seizures in India – 20091,244 kg
- Ephedrine (Meth Ingredients) Seizures in India – 20124,393 kg
- Home Meth Labs in Tennessee2,326 in 2011
- Iran Crystal Meth Seller$5 per gram, considered a “luxury drug”
- Meth Burn Victims Treatment Cost$6,000 per day
- Meth in Australia2nd most popular drug after marijuana
- Meth in System – NYC0.1% of males arrested
- Meth in System-Denver5.9% of males arrested
- Meth in System-Portland22.9% of males arrested
- Meth in System-Sacramento42.9% of males arrested
- Meth Injection Rate – Australia3.4% of users
- Meth Injection Rate – Cambodia12% of users
- Meth Injection Rate – China11% of users
- Meth Injection Rate – Thailand9% of users
- Meth Lab Clean up Costs$2,500 to $5,000 per lab
- Meth Labs Busted with Children Inside30%
- Meth Labs Discovered in 201015,000
- Meth Labs in Ohio – 2008112
- Meth Labs in Ohio 2013770 in 8 months
- Meth Labs in SE Asia in 1999300
- Meth Labs in SE Asia in 2009700
- Meth Overdose Deaths in San Diego217 in 2012
- Meth Pills Seized in Thailand 201155 million pills
- Meth Pills Seized in Thailand 201283 million pills
- Meth Pills Seized in Thailand 2013120 million pills
- Meth Sales in New Zealand$1.25 Billion per year
- Meth Trafficking into USA70% through San Diego
- Methamphetamine Seized Worldwide in 200812 tons
- Methamphetamine Seized Worldwide in 201236 tons
- Minors Arrested for Trafficking Meth From Mexico-20095
- Minors Arrested for Trafficking Meth From Mexico-201027
- Minors Arrested for Trafficking Meth From Mexico-201140
- Minors Arrested for Trafficking Meth From Mexico-201375
- Montana Meth Related Crimes50% of prison inmates
- North Korea Meth Addiction40 to 50% in Northern Areas
- North Korean Meth Purity99%
- Saudi Arabia Meth SeizuresAccounted for 30% of world’s seizures
- Shabu Users – Philippines2.1% of population
- Shake and Bake Meth Cooking Time45 min
- Sinaloa Cartel Control of US Meth Market80% in 2013
- Yaba pills seized in Bangladesh – 200836,000
- Yaba pills seized in Bangladesh – 2012Nearly 2 million
- Yaba Production in Golden Triangle1.4 billion pills worth $8.5 Billion
- Yaba Users in Thailand600,000
Additional information about methamphetamine and other drug abuse: