Assessing environmental prevention strategies for reducing the prevalence and associated harms of methamphetamine use.
Developed primarily in clandestine laboratories, methamphetamine is a highly addictive synthetic drug whose physical effects include hyperactivity, euphoria, tremors, and a sense of increased energy. While the accuracy of recent accounts suggesting a methamphetamine epidemic in the United States is unclear, these reports have nevertheless translated into significant funding allowances by the federal government. This increased funding suggests that the opportunity is ripe for the development of a scientific, environmentally-based model for methamphetamine prevention.
Yacoubian
George S
GS
Pacific Institute for Research Evaluation, Calverton, MD 20705-3111, USA. gyacoubian@pire.org
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000633:toxicity; D010379:Peer Group; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D008694:Methamphetamine