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Methamphetamine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant. Methamphetamine is a synthetic drug, and has a high potential for abuse and dependence.
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The DEA has identified California as a “source country” of methamphetamine, much like Columbia is for Cocaine, with more than 92% of the entire country’s methamphetamine originating in California.
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More than 2,000 meth and meth-related labs were discovered in California last year, an average of more than 5 a day.
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California taxpayers spend roughly $10 million per year on efforts to clean up clandestine meth lab sites.