The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005

February 2009 The researchers of this study sought to comprehensively evaluate the cost of methamphetamine use in the United States. The research was sponsored by the Meth Project Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. They found that the national cost of meth use in 2005 was estimated at $23.4 billion; the report breaks down the various areas that contribute the total cost . . .