This statistic shows the number of people in the U.S. who have used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018. It was found that in 2018 almost 15 million people had used methamphetamine in their lifetime.
Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018
(in 1,000)
Figures from 2014 to 2016 were taken from the previous year's report.
Figures from 2009 to 2013 were taken from the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary. * Not comparable due to methodological changes.
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SAMHSA. (August 6, 2019). Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611672/methamphetamine-use-during-lifetime-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000)." Chart. August 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611672/methamphetamine-use-during-lifetime-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. (2019). Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611672/methamphetamine-use-during-lifetime-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Number of People in The U.S. Who Used Methamphetamine in Their Lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611672/methamphetamine-use-during-lifetime-in-the-us/
SAMHSA, Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611672/methamphetamine-use-during-lifetime-in-the-us/ (last visited March 30, 2020)
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