The Guadalajara Reporter

Crystal meth makes inroads among youth

Consumption of the illicit synthetic drug methamphetamine has risen 15 percent in Guadalajara in the last three years, according to a study by the State Council Against Addictions (CECAJ).

The School Addictions Survey 2012 showed that 30 (three percent) of every 1,000 secondary and high school (preparatoria) students in Guadalajara have taken methamphetamine, up from 26 three years ago. This is roughly in line with consumption in the United States, where several studies have shown that two to three percent of young people have tried methamphetamine by the time they leave high school.

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