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MINNEAPOLIS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Admissions to addiction treatment programs for methamphetamine declined in 2006, as did hospital emergency room cases and meth labs, reversing prior upward trends, according to a report on drug abuse trends released today by the Hazelden Foundation.
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In 2006, a total of 1,612 patients at metro area addiction treatment programs reported meth as the primary substance problem (representing 8 percent of total treatment admissions). This compares with 2,465 meth patients in 2005 (12 percent of total treatment admissions that year). Methamphetamine-related…
Source: HighBeam Research, Hazelden Report: Metro Area Methamphetamine Abuse Plummets, Reversing...