In the second survey, 69 percent of the hospitals reported an increased demand for treatment for methamphetamine abuse, which tends to be long and intensive.

More recently, the game has been introduced into the public schools in Northeast Oklahoma, by the Cherokee Nation, as part of a program to discourage methamphetamine abuse.

They received the "speed freak" moniker due to their methamphetamine abuse.

He said a surge in methamphetamine abuse and a cutback by President Bush in federal money for police departments were causes for concern.

The most contributing crime factor in the general area is methamphetamine abuse.

The U.S. also provides law enforcement assistance to help contend with the rapid growth in methamphetamine abuse and crime that has occurred in Laos since 2003.

Senator Tester successfully included an amendment to the bill to encourage state, federal, and tribal law enforcement to work together to combat methamphetamine abuse in Indian Country.

The legislation is intended to reverse a growing epidemic of methamphetamine abuse that started a decade ago on the West Coast and has gradually spread East.

The magazine has reported on the effects of methamphetamine abuse in Oregon, and Enron's usage of the electric utility in Portland.