Washington, D.C.—February 4, 2009—A RAND Corporation study released today, “The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005,” estimates the national cost of Meth abuse is $23.4 billion. The study represents the first time that a comprehensive … Read More...

This monograph presents the first national estimate of the economic cost of methamphetamine (meth) use in the United States. Our analysis suggests that the economic cost of meth use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005. Given the … Read More...