Addiction Research Institute, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, I University Station, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Addict Behav. 2011 Dec;36(12):1168-73. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.017. Epub 2011 Jul 22.
Following more than two decades of generally increasing trends in the use and abuse of methamphetamine in certain parts of the country, prevalence indicators for the drug began to decrease in the mid-2000's-but was this decrease signaling the end of the "meth problem"? This paper has compiled historical and recent data from supply and demand indicators to provide a broader context within which to consider the changes in trends over the past half decade. Data suggest supply-side accommodation to changes in precursor chemical restrictions, with prevalence indicators beginning to attenuate in the mid-2000's and then increasing again by 2009-2010. Results support the need for continuing attention to control and interdiction efforts appropriate to the changing supply context and to continuing prevention efforts and increased number of treatment programs.
在全国某些地区，冰毒的使用和滥用在经历了二十多年的普遍上升趋势后，在 21 世纪中期，该毒品的流行率指标开始下降，但这一下降是否表明“冰毒问题”已经结束？本文通过对供应和需求指标的历史和近期数据进行了汇总，以在更广泛的背景下考虑过去五年间的趋势变化。数据表明，供应方面对前体化学品限制的变化做出了适应，冰毒的流行率指标在 21 世纪中期开始减弱，然后在 2009-2010 年再次上升。结果表明，需要继续关注适应不断变化的供应情况的控制和阻断措施，以及继续开展预防工作和增加治疗方案的数量。
