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Today is Methamphetamine Awareness Day!

ONDCP has released a new state-by-state report detailing significant declines in nationwide methamphetamine production and use. The report, Pushing Back Against Meth: A Progress Report on the Fight Against Methamphetamine in the United States (PDF), shows that there has been a more than 30 percent decline in the number of meth lab seizures nationwide. Additionally, there has been a 12.4 percent decline in the number of positive amphetamine workplace drug tests.  More>>

ONDCP and the DEA will observe the first National Methamphetamine Awareness Day with events in multiple locations throughout the country.

• ONDCP Observances on National Methamphetamine Awareness Day (PDF)
• DEA Observes National Methamphetamine Awareness Day (PDF)

About Methamphetamine Awareness Day

In an effort to generate awareness about the damaging effects of methamphetamine abuse on individuals, families and American communities, the Federal Government has designated Thursday, November 30 as National Methamphetamine Awareness Day.

Education and public outreach are at the heart of the nation's drug control strategy, and National Methamphetamine Awareness Day will play an important role in highlighting the nationwide efforts to increase awareness and decrease demand for this highly addictive and dangerous drug.

To learn more about National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, please visit the following Web sites:

• Department of Justice
  
  
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  
  
• ONDCP to Recognize National Methamphetamine Awareness Day

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