This statistic shows the number of people in the U.S. who have used methamphetamine in the past year from 2009 to 2020. It was found that as of 2020 over 2.5 million people had used methamphetamine in the past year.
Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in the past year from 2009 to 2020
(in 1,000)
Figures from 2014 to 2018 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. (October 25, 2021). Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in the past year from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611697/methamphetamine-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in the past year from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000)." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611697/methamphetamine-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. (2021). Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in the past year from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611697/methamphetamine-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Number of People in The U.S. Who Used Methamphetamine in The past Year from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611697/methamphetamine-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA, Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in the past year from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611697/methamphetamine-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
