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Methamphetamine epidemiology . According to the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 12.4 million Americans age 12 and older had tried methamphetamine (METH) at least once in their lifetimes (5.3 % of the population)Up from 3.8 million (1.8 %) in 1994Majority of past-year users between 18 and 34 years of ageIn 2003, 6.2 % of high school seniors had reported lifetime useFrom 1999-2002, METH related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) rose from 12,496 to 21,644.
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