Societal Effects of Meth

The social and monetary costs due to the proliferation of methamphetamine include the following:

• meth toxicity and death
• injury and loss of innocent life due to actions of the users
• abuse or abandonment of children by parents involved in meth use
• theft of money and property diverted for drug use
• loss of employment for users
• costs of social services to care for neglected children and dependants of users
• costs for medical care of users and their victims increased rate of sexually transmitted disease
• cost of law enforcement, prosecution and incarceration
• cost of rehabilitating users
• destruction of the social fabric of family and community
• hazmat cleanups of lab sites
• flight of business and professionals from meth related crime
• enrichment of a criminal subculture that funds a continuum of antisocial activity

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