Nov. 30 Is Now Officially Recognized As "Methamphetamine Awareness Day"

Today marks the U.S. Justice Department's new creation, National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, and begins a new era in the war on drugs.

A 2004 study showed between 11.7 and 12.3 million Americans age 12 and older have tried methamphetamine.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 20.8 million Americans age 12 and older have used stimulant-type prescriptions for nonmedical purposes.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy, a program operated from the White House, reports 3.1 percent of eighth graders have used methamphetamine.

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