WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Methamphetamine use costs the United States about $23.4 billion a year considering lost lives and productivity, drug treatment, law enforcement expenses and other factors, ...

The owners of properties that house meth labs could be forced to pay for an expensive, thorough cleanup of those structures if legislation expected to be introduced in the General Assembly next week ...

The theory suggests that such policies and long-standing drug enforcement efforts have reduced the number of local meth labs. However, as expected, the drug task force has come across more imported ...

Here is some information about methamphetamine from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency: Q: What is methamphetamine? A: Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant. It is a controlled substance that is ...

Harsh - and some argue unjust - federal sentences for methamphetamine crimes exact not only a human cost. They also put a financial strain on taxpayers. Meth is the single-biggest reason for people ...

(MCT) AKRON, Ohio — When Streetsboro, Ohio, police found a possible methamphetamine lab site last month, they did something they never had to do before: Pay for the cleanup. In past years, the U.S.

Why aren't more Montana property owners (and voters) concerned about meth site damage costs? Homeowner's insurance doesn't cover it. State law requires that certified contractors be hired to test for ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Some say drug offenses are victimless crimes. Scott County's prosecuting attorney says that belief is far from the truth and a new study supports his view. "Unfortunately, there is a ...

The consequences of chronic methamphetamine use are already visible in hospital wards, and it's about to get worse, an emergency department doctor says. Dr Paul Quigley told a symposium on reducing ...