Colorado 8th In Methamphetamine Use

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The Denver Post

Colorado ranks eighth in the nation in per capita methamphetamine use, costing the state roughly $1.4 billion a year, said Attorney General John Suthers today.

A new national study of the social costs associated with methamphetamine, calculates that meth abuse nationwide costs the country $23.4 billion a year, or roughly $73,700 per user.

Costs include treatment and hospitalization of abusers, social programs caring for their children and families, law enforcement and finally the lost productivity caused by the drug, which is relatively cheap, highly addictive and long-lasting, sometimes producing a high for 24 hours.

"Abuse of methamphetamine brings a whole host of problems with it, particularly crimes such as burglaries and