Picturing the Typical School-Age Meth User

About 3 percent of 6th- through 12th-graders reported using methamphetamines during the past year, according to a Pride Survey of more than 100,000 students. Meth, a highly addictive stimulant, can be made using household products, and authorities have discovered increasing numbers of small labs across the United States. Here’s what the Pride Survey says about the typical user: