Cheyenne-Laramie County Meth Initiative

A grass-roots, collaborative organization, committed to providing education about the effects of Methamphetamine use on individuals and the community, increasing awareness of the Methamphetamine problem in the Cheyenne area and creating a partnership in the community of Cheyenne, Wyoming to address the significant issues brought about by the use of Methamphetamine.

Meth Facts

• Methamphetamine is also known by the names "speed", "meth", "chalk", "ice", "crystal", "crank", "glass", "go-fast", "go", "shabu', "Stove Top".
• At least one out of every 200 Wyoming citizens used meth in the last 30 days (the typical definition of a regular user).
• Wyoming ties Arkansas in fourth position nationally as having the highest per capita 30-day meth use.
• Nationally, the average age of methamphetamine users during the decade of the 1990's was about evenly split between 12 to 17 year olds and 18 to 25 years olds. The average age of users fell from 22.3 years in 1990 to 18.4 years in 2000.
• Methamphetamine is highly addictive, and a tolerance may be developed quickly, requiring higher dosages or longer binges to get the same high as before. A Meth user may go 3-15 days without sleeping while binging.
• Meth can cause short term mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria and depression. Long term effects can include chronic fatigue, paranoid or delusional thinking, toxic psychosis, permanent liver, kidney, lung and/' or brain damage, stroke, and heart failure.
• During 2002 in Wyoming, methamphetamine was involved in more than 82% of federal drug arrests.
• A DEA report indicated that methamphetamine users engage in burglary, larceny and fraud to support their drug habit, with increases also noted in violent crimes, including domestic violence and child abuse.

For more information on the The Cheyenne – Laramie County Meth Initiative contact: Cheyenne-Laramie County Meth Resource Center 307-632-3449 Toll Free: 866-454-8807.

Mailing address: Cheyenne-Laramie County Meth Resource Center P.O. Box 371 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003