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Here are some facts you should know about crystal meth addiction and its treatment.

1. Crystal meth is methamphetamine, an amphetamine drug. It is most well-known for the very drastic high it produces almost immediately after usage.
2. Crystal meth has now become the second most popularly used illegal drug in most parts of the world. In US, it loses out first place to cocaine, while in most other parts of the world, it is second to the use of marijuana.
3. The lowest recorded age of users of crystal meth in average worldwide statistics is 12 years.
4. Crystal meth is used to a very high extent by all demographic groups of people all over the world. But its usage is definitely the highest in the gay community, because of the euphoric high it produces that leads people to have unprotected sex with each other. Crystal meth is today one of the most important risk factors for AIDS among the gay community, and from there on, to the rest of the population of the world.
5. An estimated amount of 12 million people worldwide have used crystal meth at least once in their lives.
6. Today, there are at least 60,000 people who are actively into a crystal meth addiction.
7. 1.3 million people have accepted that they used methamphetamine in the past year.
8. Most treatment options available for a crystal meth addiction use the Twelve Point Program in a rehab setting. This includes counseling and other therapies.
9. Only 10% of the people who undergo treatment for meth addiction will continue to live sober.

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